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YIP to RIA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
5,322 mi
8,564 km · 4,624 nm
10h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,322 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 54m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from RIA?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 5,322 miles (8,564 km, 4,624 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 54m 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 Detroit and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to RIA?
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