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SXE to AFA: distance & flight time
Sale (West Sale Airport) → San Rafael (Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport)
6,927 mi
11,149 km · 6,020 nm
14h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,927 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 3m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SXE — West Sale Airport · Sale, Australia
- AFA — Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport · San Rafael, Argentina
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SXE
- TGN · Latrobe Valley Airport28 mi away
- BSJ · Bairnsdale Airport36 mi away
- MHU · Mount Hotham Airport75 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport102 mi away
Near AFA
- LGS · Comodoro D.R. Salomón Airport91 mi away
- MDZ · El Plumerillo Airport123 mi away
- QRC · De La Independencia Airport138 mi away
- LUQ · Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SXE from AFA?
The flight distance from Sale (SXE) to San Rafael (AFA) is 6,927 miles (11,149 km, 6,020 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXE to AFA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 3m 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 SXE to AFA?
Nonstop service on SXE–AFA 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 14h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SXE to AFA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SXE–AFA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SXE to AFA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SXE–AFA 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.