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GPO to SDU: distance & flight time
General Pico (General Pico Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
1,518 mi
2,443 km · 1,319 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,518 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GPO — General Pico Airport · General Pico, Argentina
- 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 GPO
- RSA · Santa Rosa Airport68 mi away
- PEH · Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport107 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 GPO from SDU?
The flight distance from General Pico (GPO) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 1,518 miles (2,443 km, 1,319 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GPO to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GPO to SDU?
Nonstop service on GPO–SDU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GPO to SDU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GPO–SDU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GPO to SDU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GPO–SDU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.