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RCM to SDR: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Santander (Santander Airport)
9,972 mi
16,048 km · 8,665 nm
20h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,972 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- SDR — Santander Airport · Santander, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 mi away
Near SDR
- BIO · Bilbao Airport47 mi away
- VIT · Vitoria/Foronda Airport67 mi away
- RGS · Burgos Airport75 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCM from SDR?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Santander (SDR) is 9,972 miles (16,048 km, 8,665 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to SDR?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 1m 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 cheapest way to fly from RCM to SDR?
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