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YUM to RUI: distance & flight time
Yuma (Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
528 mi
850 km · 459 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
528 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YUM — Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport · Yuma, United States
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YUM
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 YUM from RUI?
The flight distance from Yuma (YUM) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 528 miles (850 km, 459 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUM to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YUM to RUI?
Nonstop service on YUM–RUI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yuma and Ruidoso?
Ruidoso is 1 hour ahead of Yuma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YUM to RUI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YUM–RUI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YUM to RUI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YUM–RUI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.