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LAJ to RIA: distance & flight time
Lajes (Lages Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
246 mi
395 km · 213 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
246 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
- 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 LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 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 LAJ from RIA?
The flight distance from Lajes (LAJ) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 246 miles (395 km, 213 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAJ to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 LAJ to RIA?
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