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AAX to RIA: distance & flight time
Araxa (Romeu Zema Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
818 mi
1,317 km · 711 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
818 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- AAX — Romeu Zema Airport · Araxa, Brazil
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AAX
- UBA · Mário de Almeida Franco Airport67 mi away
- POJ · Patos de Minas Airport69 mi away
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport76 mi away
- UDI · Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato Airport95 mi away
Near RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AAX from RIA?
The flight distance from Araxa (AAX) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 818 miles (1,317 km, 711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AAX to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 AAX to RIA?
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