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ALE to SDU: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
5,445 mi
8,763 km · 4,732 nm
11h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,445 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 9m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- SDU — Santos Dumont Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near SDU
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport9 mi away
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport22 mi away
- SNZ · Santa Cruz Air Force Base35 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from SDU?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 5,445 miles (8,763 km, 4,732 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 9m 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 ALE to SDU?
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