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PRY to RIA: distance & flight time
Pretoria (Wonderboom Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
4,909 mi
7,901 km · 4,266 nm
10h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
4,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 6m 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
- PRY — Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria, South Africa
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PRY
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base12 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport24 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport27 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport34 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 PRY from RIA?
The flight distance from Pretoria (PRY) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 4,909 miles (7,901 km, 4,266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRY to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 6m 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 Pretoria and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 5 hours behind Pretoria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRY to RIA?
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