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PAD to SDU: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
6,025 mi
9,697 km · 5,236 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,025 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 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 PAD from SDU?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 6,025 miles (9,697 km, 5,236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 17m 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 PAD to SDU?
Nonstop service on PAD–SDU 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 12h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Paderborn and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 5 hours behind Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to SDU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PAD–SDU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PAD to SDU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PAD–SDU 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.