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RIA to BSB: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Brasilia (Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport)
1,024 mi
1,648 km · 890 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,024 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
- BSB — Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport · Brasilia, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RIA
- GEL · Santo Ângelo Airport103 mi away
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport119 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport131 mi away
- SRA · Santa Rosa Airport134 mi away
Near BSB
- GYN · Santa Genoveva Airport101 mi away
- CLV · Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport136 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from BSB?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Brasilia (BSB) is 1,024 miles (1,648 km, 890 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to BSB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 RIA to BSB?
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