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RIA to ZBO: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport) → Bowen (Bowen Airport)
8,704 mi
14,008 km · 7,564 nm
17h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,704 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 32m 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
- ZBO — Bowen Airport · Bowen, Australia
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 ZBO
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport39 mi away
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport39 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport40 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIA from ZBO?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (RIA) to Bowen (ZBO) is 8,704 miles (14,008 km, 7,564 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIA to ZBO?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 32m 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 ZBO?
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