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BFE to RIA: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
6,779 mi
10,909 km · 5,891 nm
13h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,779 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 45m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- 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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 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 BFE from RIA?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 6,779 miles (10,909 km, 5,891 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 45m 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 time difference between Bielefeld and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 5 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to RIA?
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