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YAC to RIA: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
6,084 mi
9,791 km · 5,287 nm
12h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,084 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from RIA?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 6,084 miles (9,791 km, 5,287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 24m 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 Cat Lake and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 2 hours ahead of Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to RIA?
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