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GUT to SDU: distance & flight time
Guetersloh (Gütersloh Air Base) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
6,031 mi
9,705 km · 5,240 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,031 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GUT — Gütersloh Air Base · Guetersloh, Germany
- 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 GUT
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport25 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport30 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport41 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 GUT from SDU?
The flight distance from Guetersloh (GUT) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 6,031 miles (9,705 km, 5,240 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUT to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 17m 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 Guetersloh and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 5 hours behind Guetersloh.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GUT to SDU?
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