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RAO to BWE: distance & flight time
Ribeirao Preto (Leite Lopes Airport) → Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport)
6,163 mi
9,919 km · 5,356 nm
12h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,163 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAO — Leite Lopes Airport · Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RAO
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport45 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport52 mi away
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport52 mi away
- QPS · Campo Fontenelle Airport65 mi away
Near BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAO from BWE?
The flight distance from Ribeirao Preto (RAO) to Braunschweig (BWE) is 6,163 miles (9,919 km, 5,356 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAO to BWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 33m 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 Ribeirao Preto and Braunschweig?
Braunschweig is 5 hours ahead of Ribeirao Preto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAO to BWE?
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