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RIA to SSA: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Salvador (Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport)
1,522 mi
2,449 km · 1,322 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,522 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m 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
- SSA — Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport · Salvador, 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 SSA
- VAL · Valença Airport52 mi away
- IOS · Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from SSA?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Salvador (SSA) is 1,522 miles (2,449 km, 1,322 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to SSA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m 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 SSA?
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