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PLU to SNZ: distance & flight time
Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santa Cruz Air Force Base)
213 mi
343 km · 185 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
213 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- 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.
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Near PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 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 PLU from SNZ?
The flight distance from Belo Horizonte (PLU) to Rio De Janeiro (SNZ) is 213 miles (343 km, 185 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLU to SNZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 PLU to SNZ?
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