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SFT to SDU: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
6,936 mi
11,162 km · 6,027 nm
14h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,936 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 4m 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
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- SDU — Santos Dumont Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from SDU?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 6,936 miles (11,162 km, 6,027 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 4m 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 Skelleftea and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 5 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to SDU?
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