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RCU to WCH: distance & flight time
Rio Cuarto (Area De Material Airport) → Chaiten (Chaitén Airport)
820 mi
1,320 km · 713 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
820 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RCU — Area De Material Airport · Rio Cuarto, Argentina
- WCH — Chaitén Airport · Chaiten, Chile
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 WCH
- FFU · Futaleufú Airport46 mi away
- MHC · Mocopulli Airport66 mi away
- EQS · Brigadier Antonio Parodi Airport79 mi away
- EHL · El Bolson Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCU from WCH?
The flight distance from Rio Cuarto (RCU) to Chaiten (WCH) is 820 miles (1,320 km, 713 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCU to WCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 Chaiten?
Chaiten is 1 hour behind Rio Cuarto.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCU to WCH?
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