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VEL to RUG: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,485 mi
10,437 km · 5,636 nm
13h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,485 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 11m 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
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, 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 VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 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 VEL from RUG?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,485 miles (10,437 km, 5,636 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 11m 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 VEL to RUG?
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