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GFL to RIA: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
5,203 mi
8,373 km · 4,521 nm
10h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
5,203 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 40m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from RIA?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 5,203 miles (8,373 km, 4,521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 40m 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 Queensbury and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to RIA?
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