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DCU to SDU: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
4,905 mi
7,894 km · 4,262 nm
10h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,905 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 5m 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
- SDU — Santos Dumont Airport · Rio De Janeiro, 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 SDU
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport9 mi away
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport22 mi away
- SNZ · Santa Cruz Air Force Base35 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from SDU?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 4,905 miles (7,894 km, 4,262 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 5m 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 SDU?
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