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WBU to LRU: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Las Cruces (Las Cruces International Airport)
544 mi
875 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
544 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m 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
- LRU — Las Cruces International Airport · Las Cruces, 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 LRU
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field31 mi away
- BIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)44 mi away
- ELP · El Paso International Airport46 mi away
- DMN · Deming Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBU from LRU?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Las Cruces (LRU) is 544 miles (875 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to LRU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 LRU?
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