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GVR to SNZ: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santa Cruz Air Force Base)
301 mi
484 km · 261 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
301 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- SNZ — Santa Cruz Air Force Base · 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 GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 mi away
Near SNZ
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport21 mi away
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport31 mi away
- SDU · Santos Dumont Airport35 mi away
- REZ · Resende Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GVR from SNZ?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to Rio De Janeiro (SNZ) is 301 miles (484 km, 261 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to SNZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 GVR to SNZ?
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