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YQY to RIA: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Airport)
5,257 mi
8,461 km · 4,569 nm
10h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
5,257 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 47m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, 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 YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 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 YQY from RIA?
The flight distance from Sydney (YQY) to Santa Maria (RIA) is 5,257 miles (8,461 km, 4,569 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQY to RIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 47m 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 YQY to RIA?
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