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RCU to BCI: distance & flight time
Rio Cuarto (Area De Material Airport) → Barcaldine (Barcaldine Airport)
8,065 mi
12,979 km · 7,008 nm
16h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,065 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCU — Area De Material Airport · Rio Cuarto, Argentina
- BCI — Barcaldine Airport · Barcaldine, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RCU
- VME · Villa Reynolds Airport79 mi away
- VDR · Villa Dolores Airport94 mi away
- COR · Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella Airport122 mi away
- LUQ · Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport122 mi away
Near BCI
- BKQ · Blackall Airport60 mi away
- LRE · Longreach Airport66 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCU from BCI?
The flight distance from Rio Cuarto (RCU) to Barcaldine (BCI) is 8,065 miles (12,979 km, 7,008 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCU to BCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 17m 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 Rio Cuarto and Barcaldine?
Barcaldine is 13 hours ahead of Rio Cuarto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCU to BCI?
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