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RIA to CNF: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Belo Horizonte (Tancredo Neves International Airport)
925 mi
1,489 km · 804 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
925 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CNF — Tancredo Neves International Airport · Belo Horizonte, 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 CNF
- PLU · Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport70 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport97 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from CNF?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Belo Horizonte (CNF) is 925 miles (1,489 km, 804 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to CNF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 CNF?
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