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SDU to RAO: distance & flight time
Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport) → Ribeirao Preto (Leite Lopes Airport)
320 mi
515 km · 278 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
320 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SDU — Santos Dumont Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- RAO — Leite Lopes Airport · Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SDU
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport9 mi away
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport22 mi away
- SNZ · Santa Cruz Air Force Base35 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport69 mi away
Near RAO
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport45 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport52 mi away
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport52 mi away
- QPS · Campo Fontenelle Airport65 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDU from RAO?
The flight distance from Rio De Janeiro (SDU) to Ribeirao Preto (RAO) is 320 miles (515 km, 278 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDU to RAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 SDU to RAO?
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