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LAJ to SDU: distance & flight time
Lajes (Lages Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
557 mi
897 km · 484 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
557 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m 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
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
- 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 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 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 LAJ from SDU?
The flight distance from Lajes (LAJ) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 557 miles (897 km, 484 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAJ to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 SDU?
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