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RCU to YAI: distance & flight time
Rio Cuarto (Area De Material Airport) → Chillan (Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport)
502 mi
808 km · 437 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
502 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- RCU — Area De Material Airport · Rio Cuarto, Argentina
- YAI — Gral. Bernardo O´Higgins Airport · Chillan, 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 YAI
- CCP · Carriel Sur Airport59 mi away
- LSQ · María Dolores Airport61 mi away
- TLX · Panguilemo Airport87 mi away
- HOS · Chos Malal Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RCU from YAI?
The flight distance from Rio Cuarto (RCU) to Chillan (YAI) is 502 miles (808 km, 437 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCU to YAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 RCU to YAI?
Nonstop service on RCU–YAI 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 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RCU to YAI?
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