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VAL to RIA: distance & flight time
Valenca (Valença Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
1,473 mi
2,370 km · 1,280 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,473 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m 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
- VAL — Valença Airport · Valenca, Brazil
- 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 VAL
- SSA · Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport52 mi away
- IOS · Bahia - Jorge Amado Airport105 mi away
- UNA · Hotel Transamérica Airport142 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 VAL from RIA?
The flight distance from Valenca (VAL) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 1,473 miles (2,370 km, 1,280 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAL to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 VAL to RIA?
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