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VLU to RUG: distance & flight time
Velikiye Luki (Velikiye Luki Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
4,391 mi
7,067 km · 3,816 nm
9h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,391 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 5m 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
- VLU — Velikiye Luki Airport · Velikiye Luki, Russia
- 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 VLU
- VTB · Vitebsk Vostochny Airport87 mi away
- LNX · Smolensk North Airport121 mi away
- PKV · Pskov Airport128 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 VLU from RUG?
The flight distance from Velikiye Luki (VLU) to Rugao (RUG) is 4,391 miles (7,067 km, 3,816 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VLU to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 5m 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 VLU to RUG?
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