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RBL to SDU: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
6,686 mi
10,759 km · 5,810 nm
13h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,686 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 35m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red Bluff, United States
- 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 RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from SDU?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 6,686 miles (10,759 km, 5,810 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 35m 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 Red Bluff and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 4 hours ahead of Red Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBL to SDU?
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