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DCU to PET: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Pelotas (João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport)
5,108 mi
8,220 km · 4,438 nm
10h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,108 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 29m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- PET — João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport · Pelotas, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near PET
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport107 mi away
- MLZ · Cerro Largo International Airport119 mi away
- POA · Salgado Filho Airport137 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from PET?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Pelotas (PET) is 5,108 miles (8,220 km, 4,438 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to PET?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 29m 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 DCU to PET?
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