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SCN to RIA: distance & flight time
Saarbruecken (Saarbrücken Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
6,609 mi
10,636 km · 5,743 nm
13h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,609 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SCN — Saarbrücken Airport · Saarbruecken, Germany
- RIA — Santa Maria Airport · Santa Maria, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SCN
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base27 mi away
- ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport42 mi away
- MZM · Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base45 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SCN from RIA?
The flight distance from Saarbruecken (SCN) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 6,609 miles (10,636 km, 5,743 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCN to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 26m 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 time difference between Saarbruecken and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 5 hours behind Saarbruecken.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCN to RIA?
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