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TCE to RIA: distance & flight time
Tulcea (Tulcea Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
7,300 mi
11,748 km · 6,343 nm
14h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 47m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TCE — Tulcea Airport · Tulcea, Romania
- 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 TCE
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport50 mi away
- KIV · Chişinău International Airport129 mi away
- BCM · Bacău Airport133 mi away
- OTP · Henri Coandă International Airport133 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 TCE from RIA?
The flight distance from Tulcea (TCE) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 7,300 miles (11,748 km, 6,343 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCE to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 47m 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 Tulcea and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 6 hours behind Tulcea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TCE to RIA?
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