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BHQ to RIA: distance & flight time
Broken Hill (Broken Hill Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
8,059 mi
12,969 km · 7,003 nm
16h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12.5h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
8,059 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 16m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BHQ — Broken Hill Airport · Broken Hill, Australia
- 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 BHQ
- WIO · Wilcannia Airport117 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 BHQ from RIA?
The flight distance from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 8,059 miles (12,969 km, 7,003 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHQ to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 16m 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 Broken Hill and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 12.5 hours behind Broken Hill.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BHQ to RIA?
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