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VIT to RIA: distance & flight time
Vitoria (Vitoria/Foronda Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
5,967 mi
9,602 km · 5,185 nm
12h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
5,967 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 10m 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
- VIT — Vitoria/Foronda Airport · Vitoria, Spain
- 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 VIT
- BIO · Bilbao Airport30 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport36 mi away
- PNA · Pamplona Airport55 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport57 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 VIT from RIA?
The flight distance from Vitoria (VIT) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 5,967 miles (9,602 km, 5,185 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VIT to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 10m 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 Vitoria and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 5 hours behind Vitoria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VIT to RIA?
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