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RIJ to TEA: distance & flight time
Rioja (Juan Simons Vela Airport) → Tela (Tela Airport)
1,666 mi
2,681 km · 1,448 nm
3h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,666 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 44m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TEA — Tela Airport · Tela, Honduras
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 TEA
- SAP · Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport37 mi away
- LCE · Goloson International Airport41 mi away
- UII · Utila Airport46 mi away
- RTB · Juan Manuel Galvez International Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIJ from TEA?
The flight distance from Rioja (RIJ) to Tela (TEA) is 1,666 miles (2,681 km, 1,448 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIJ to TEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 44m 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 TEA?
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