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SDU to RSA: distance & flight time
Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport) → Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa Airport)
1,574 mi
2,533 km · 1,368 nm
3h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,574 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 33m 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
- SDU — Santos Dumont Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- RSA — Santa Rosa Airport · Santa Rosa, Argentina
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 RSA
- GPO · General Pico Airport68 mi away
- CSZ · Brigadier D.H.E. Ruiz Airport144 mi away
- PEH · Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport144 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDU from RSA?
The flight distance from Rio De Janeiro (SDU) to Santa Rosa (RSA) is 1,574 miles (2,533 km, 1,368 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDU to RSA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SDU to RSA?
Nonstop service on SDU–RSA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDU to RSA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDU–RSA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SDU to RSA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SDU–RSA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.