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RIA to CAE: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
4,748 mi
7,642 km · 4,126 nm
9h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,748 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 47m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from CAE?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Columbia (CAE) is 4,748 miles (7,642 km, 4,126 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 47m 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 Santa Maria and Columbia?
Columbia is 1 hour behind Santa Maria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIA to CAE?
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