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RIA to RSA: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa Airport)
774 mi
1,246 km · 673 nm
2h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
774 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 9m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RSA — Santa Rosa Airport · Santa Rosa, Argentina
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 RSA
- GPO · General Pico Airport68 mi away
- CSZ · Brigadier D.H.E. Ruiz Airport144 mi away
- PEH · Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport144 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from RSA?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Santa Rosa (RSA) is 774 miles (1,246 km, 673 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to RSA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RIA to RSA?
Nonstop service on RIA–RSA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIA to RSA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIA–RSA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RIA to RSA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RIA–RSA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.