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YQS to RUI: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
1,468 mi
2,362 km · 1,276 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,468 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from RUI?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 1,468 miles (2,362 km, 1,276 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS 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 cheapest way to fly from YQS to RUI?
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