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LGH to RIA: distance & flight time
Leigh Creek (Leigh Creek Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
8,194 mi
13,188 km · 7,121 nm
16h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12.5h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
8,194 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 32m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGH — Leigh Creek Airport · Leigh Creek, Australia
- 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 LGH
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport93 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield103 mi away
- DLK · Dulkaninna Airport110 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport138 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 LGH from RIA?
The flight distance from Leigh Creek (LGH) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 8,194 miles (13,188 km, 7,121 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGH to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 32m 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 Leigh Creek and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 12.5 hours behind Leigh Creek.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGH to RIA?
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