Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LYM to SNZ: distance & flight time
Lympne (Lympne Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santa Cruz Air Force Base)
5,791 mi
9,319 km · 5,032 nm
11h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading southwest
See live LYM→SNZ fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,791 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 49m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYM — Lympne Airport · Lympne, United Kingdom
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LYM
- LYX · Lydd Airport9 mi away
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport52 mi away
- MSE · Kent International Airport23 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport69 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 LYM from SNZ?
The flight distance from Lympne (LYM) to Rio De Janeiro (SNZ) is 5,791 miles (9,319 km, 5,032 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYM to SNZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 49m 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 Lympne and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 4 hours behind Lympne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYM to SNZ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYM–SNZ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.