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CET to RIA: distance & flight time
Cholet (Cholet Le Pontreau Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
6,240 mi
10,042 km · 5,423 nm
12h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,240 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 42m 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
- CET — Cholet Le Pontreau Airport · Cholet, France
- 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 CET
- EDM · La Roche-sur-Yon Airport35 mi away
- NTE · Nantes Atlantique Airport35 mi away
- ANE · Angers-Loire Airport42 mi away
- NIT · Niort-Souché Airport58 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 CET from RIA?
The flight distance from Cholet (CET) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 6,240 miles (10,042 km, 5,423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CET to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 42m 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 Cholet and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 5 hours behind Cholet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CET to RIA?
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