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HCW to SDU: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
4,655 mi
7,492 km · 4,045 nm
9h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,655 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 36m 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
- HCW — Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw, United States
- 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 HCW
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport23 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport66 mi away
- FLO · Florence Regional Airport39 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field46 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 HCW from SDU?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 4,655 miles (7,492 km, 4,045 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 36m 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 Cheraw and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 1 hour ahead of Cheraw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HCW to SDU?
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