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RIA to GIG: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport)
803 mi
1,292 km · 698 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
803 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m 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
- GIG — Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro, 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 GIG
- SDU · Santos Dumont Airport9 mi away
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport14 mi away
- SNZ · Santa Cruz Air Force Base31 mi away
- JDF · Francisco de Assis Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from GIG?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG) is 803 miles (1,292 km, 698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to GIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 GIG?
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