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ZWL to RUI: distance & flight time
Wollaston Lake (Wollaston Lake Airport) → Ruidoso (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
1,706 mi
2,746 km · 1,483 nm
3h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,706 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 49m 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
- ZWL — Wollaston Lake Airport · Wollaston 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 ZWL
- YNL · Points North Landing Airport35 mi away
- YBT · Brochet Airport57 mi away
- XLB · Lac Brochet Airport71 mi away
- YKJ · Key Lake Airport108 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 ZWL from RUI?
The flight distance from Wollaston Lake (ZWL) to Ruidoso (RUI) is 1,706 miles (2,746 km, 1,483 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZWL to RUI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 49m 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 ZWL to RUI?
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