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WBU to HOB: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Hobbs (Lea County Regional Airport)
520 mi
837 km · 452 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
520 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, United States
- HOB — Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 mi away
Near HOB
- INK · Winkler County Airport63 mi away
- CNM · Cavern City Air Terminal66 mi away
- MAF · Midland International Airport78 mi away
- ROW · Roswell International Air Center Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBU from HOB?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Hobbs (HOB) is 520 miles (837 km, 452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to HOB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 WBU to HOB?
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