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CGZ to RIJ: distance & flight time
Casa Grande (Casa Grande Municipal Airport) → Rioja (Juan Simons Vela Airport)
3,524 mi
5,671 km · 3,062 nm
7h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
3,524 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 23m 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
- CGZ — Casa Grande Municipal Airport · Casa Grande, United States
- RIJ — Juan Simons Vela Airport · Rioja, Peru
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CGZ
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport36 mi away
- AZA · Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport25 mi away
- MSC · Falcon Field35 mi away
- MZJ · Pinal Airpark40 mi away
Near RIJ
- CHH · Chachapoyas Airport49 mi away
- TPP · Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport62 mi away
- YMS · Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport73 mi away
- JJI · Juanjui Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGZ from RIJ?
The flight distance from Casa Grande (CGZ) to Rioja (RIJ) is 3,524 miles (5,671 km, 3,062 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGZ to RIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 23m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CGZ to RIJ?
Nonstop service on CGZ–RIJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 7h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CGZ to RIJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CGZ–RIJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CGZ to RIJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CGZ–RIJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.