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RIA to DCU: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport)
4,947 mi
7,962 km · 4,299 nm
10h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,947 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from DCU?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Decatur (DCU) is 4,947 miles (7,962 km, 4,299 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to DCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 10m 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 DCU?
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