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FAY to RIA: distance & flight time
Fayetteville (Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
4,762 mi
7,664 km · 4,138 nm
9h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,762 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 48m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FAY — Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field · Fayetteville, United States
- 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 FAY
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field10 mi away
- POB · Pope Field15 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport28 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport34 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 FAY from RIA?
The flight distance from Fayetteville (FAY) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 4,762 miles (7,664 km, 4,138 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAY to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 48m 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 Fayetteville and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour ahead of Fayetteville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FAY to RIA?
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