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YXH to RUI: distance & flight time
Medicine Hat (Medicine Hat Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
1,174 mi
1,889 km · 1,020 nm
3h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,174 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 1m 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
- YXH — Medicine Hat Airport · Medicine Hat, 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 YXH
- YSD · Suffield Heliport27 mi away
- YQL · Lethbridge County Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport111 mi away
- YKY · Kindersley Airport123 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 YXH from RUI?
The flight distance from Medicine Hat (YXH) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 1,174 miles (1,889 km, 1,020 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXH to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 1m 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 YXH to RUI?
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