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TVF to RUG: distance & flight time
Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,441 mi
10,365 km · 5,597 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,441 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TVF — Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls, United States
- 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 TVF
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport47 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base57 mi away
- BJI · Bemidji Regional Airport70 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport77 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 TVF from RUG?
The flight distance from Thief River Falls (TVF) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,441 miles (10,365 km, 5,597 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVF to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m 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 TVF to RUG?
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