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THQ to RUG: distance & flight time
Tianshui (Tianshui Maijishan Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
859 mi
1,382 km · 746 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
859 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- THQ — Tianshui Maijishan Airport · Tianshui, China
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near THQ
- LNL · Longnan Chengzhou Airport53 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport107 mi away
- HZG · Hanzhong Chenggu Airport125 mi away
- IQN · Qingyang Airport131 mi away
Near RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is THQ from RUG?
The flight distance from Tianshui (THQ) to Rugao (RUG) is 859 miles (1,382 km, 746 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from THQ to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from THQ to RUG?
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