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RAO to GEL: distance & flight time
Ribeirao Preto (Leite Lopes Airport) → Santo Angelo (Santo Ângelo Airport)
636 mi
1,023 km · 553 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
636 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RAO — Leite Lopes Airport · Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
- GEL — Santo Ângelo Airport · Santo Angelo, Brazil
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 GEL
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport34 mi away
- RIA · Santa Maria Airport103 mi away
- SQX · São Miguel do Oeste Airport111 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAO from GEL?
The flight distance from Ribeirao Preto (RAO) to Santo Angelo (GEL) is 636 miles (1,023 km, 553 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAO to GEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RAO to GEL?
Nonstop service on RAO–GEL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAO to GEL?
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Why are some RAO to GEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RAO–GEL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.