Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ZFD to SDU: distance & flight time
Fond-Du-Lac (Fond-Du-Lac Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Santos Dumont Airport)
6,731 mi
10,832 km · 5,849 nm
13h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading southeast
See live ZFD→SDU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,731 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 40m 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
- ZFD — Fond-Du-Lac Airport · Fond-Du-Lac, Canada
- SDU — Santos Dumont Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near ZFD
- YBE · Uranium City Airport48 mi away
- YSF · Stony Rapids Airport48 mi away
- YNL · Points North Landing Airport133 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport145 mi away
Near SDU
- GIG · Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport9 mi away
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport22 mi away
- SNZ · Santa Cruz Air Force Base35 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ZFD from SDU?
The flight distance from Fond-Du-Lac (ZFD) to Rio De Janeiro (SDU) is 6,731 miles (10,832 km, 5,849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZFD to SDU?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 40m 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 Fond-Du-Lac and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 3 hours ahead of Fond-Du-Lac.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ZFD to SDU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ZFD–SDU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.