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RIJ to OTU: distance & flight time
Rioja (Juan Simons Vela Airport) → Otu (Otu Airport)
919 mi
1,479 km · 799 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
919 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- RIJ — Juan Simons Vela Airport · Rioja, Peru
- OTU — Otu Airport · Otu, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RIJ
- CHH · Chachapoyas Airport49 mi away
- TPP · Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport62 mi away
- YMS · Moises Benzaquen Rengifo Airport73 mi away
- JJI · Juanjui Airport82 mi away
Near OTU
- EBG · El Bagre Airport41 mi away
- EJA · Yariguíes Airport62 mi away
- CAQ · Juan H White Airport74 mi away
- MDE · Jose Maria Córdova International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIJ from OTU?
The flight distance from Rioja (RIJ) to Otu (OTU) is 919 miles (1,479 km, 799 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIJ to OTU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 RIJ to OTU?
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