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WAW to SDU: distance & flight time
Warsaw (Warsaw Chopin Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
6,460 mi
10,396 km · 5,613 nm
13h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,460 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 8m 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
- WAW — Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw, Poland
- SDU — Santos Dumont Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WAW
- WMI · Modlin Airport24 mi away
- RDO · Radom Airport55 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport74 mi away
- SZY · Olsztyn-Mazury Airport91 mi away
Near SDU
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport9 mi away
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport22 mi away
- SNZ · Santa Cruz Air Force Base35 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAW from SDU?
The flight distance from Warsaw (WAW) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 6,460 miles (10,396 km, 5,613 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAW to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 8m 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 Warsaw and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 5 hours behind Warsaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAW to SDU?
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