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YWL to RUG: distance & flight time
Williams Lake (Williams Lake Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
5,491 mi
8,837 km · 4,772 nm
11h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YWL — Williams Lake Airport · Williams Lake, Canada
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YWL
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport44 mi away
- YQZ · Quesnel Airport61 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport121 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport124 mi away
Near RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YWL from RUG?
The flight distance from Williams Lake (YWL) to Rugao (RUG) is 5,491 miles (8,837 km, 4,772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWL to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 14m 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 YWL to RUG?
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