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MDQ to RIA: distance & flight time
Mar Del Plata (Ástor Piazzola International Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
610 mi
982 km · 530 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
610 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m 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
- MDQ — Ástor Piazzola International Airport · Mar Del Plata, Argentina
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near MDQ
- VLG · Villa Gesell Airport57 mi away
- NEC · Necochea Airport77 mi away
- TDL · Héroes De Malvinas Airport103 mi away
- SST · Santa Teresita Airport107 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 MDQ from RIA?
The flight distance from Mar Del Plata (MDQ) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 610 miles (982 km, 530 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDQ to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MDQ to RIA?
Nonstop service on MDQ–RIA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MDQ to RIA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MDQ–RIA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MDQ to RIA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MDQ–RIA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.