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YPL to RUI: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
1,461 mi
2,351 km · 1,270 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,461 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada
- RUI — Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Ruidoso, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 mi away
Near RUI
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport50 mi away
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base54 mi away
- ROW · Roswell International Air Center Airport59 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from RUI?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 1,461 miles (2,351 km, 1,270 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 time difference between Pickle Lake and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour behind Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to RUI?
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