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VEL to RIA: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
6,021 mi
9,690 km · 5,232 nm
12h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,021 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
- 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 VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 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 VEL from RIA?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 6,021 miles (9,690 km, 5,232 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 16m 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 Vernal and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 3 hours ahead of Vernal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to RIA?
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