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DEF to RIH: distance & flight time
Dezful (Dezful Airport) → Rio Hato (Scarlett Martinez International Airport)
8,031 mi
12,924 km · 6,978 nm
16h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,031 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DEF — Dezful Airport · Dezful, Iran
- RIH — Scarlett Martinez International Airport · Rio Hato, Panama
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DEF
- KHD · Khoram Abad Airport69 mi away
- AWZ · Ahwaz Airport79 mi away
- OMI · Omidiyeh Airport129 mi away
- MRX · Mahshahr Airport137 mi away
Near RIH
- CTD · Alonso Valderrama Airport33 mi away
- BLB · Panama Pacific International Airport52 mi away
- PAC · Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport57 mi away
- SYP · Ruben Cantu Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DEF from RIH?
The flight distance from Dezful (DEF) to Rio Hato (RIH) is 8,031 miles (12,924 km, 6,978 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DEF to RIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 13m 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 DEF to RIH?
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