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PRY to SDU: distance & flight time
Pretoria (Wonderboom Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
4,443 mi
7,151 km · 3,861 nm
9h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,443 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 11m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- 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 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 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 PRY from SDU?
The flight distance from Pretoria (PRY) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 4,443 miles (7,151 km, 3,861 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRY to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 11m 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 Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 5 hours behind Pretoria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PRY to SDU?
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