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YQU to RIA: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
7,011 mi
11,283 km · 6,092 nm
14h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
7,011 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, 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 YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 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 YQU from RIA?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 7,011 miles (11,283 km, 6,092 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 13m 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 Grande Prairie and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 3 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to RIA?
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