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PET to SDU: distance & flight time
Pelotas (João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
828 mi
1,333 km · 720 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
828 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m 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
- PET — João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport · Pelotas, 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 PET
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport107 mi away
- MLZ · Cerro Largo International Airport119 mi away
- POA · Salgado Filho Airport137 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 PET from SDU?
The flight distance from Pelotas (PET) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 828 miles (1,333 km, 720 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PET to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m 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 PET to SDU?
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