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YQS to RIA: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
5,302 mi
8,533 km · 4,607 nm
10h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,302 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 52m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from RIA?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 5,302 miles (8,533 km, 4,607 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 52m 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 cheapest way to fly from YQS to RIA?
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