# Distance from Samarinda-Borneo Island (AAP) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 16,683 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,683 km / 10,366 mi / 9,008 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 17:59 in Samarinda-Borneo Island, it's 06:59 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 45 ft (GIG is lower than AAP)

## Airports

### [Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aap-samarinda-borneo-island-aji-pangeran-tumenggung-pranoto-international-airport/1ef266df-f9a8-6c68-8701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samarinda-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALS
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -0.380000, 117.250000
- Elevation: 73 ft

### [Galeao - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gig-rio-de-janeiro-galeao-antonio-carlos-jobim-international-airport/1ef266df-9484-640e-87b6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- ICAO: SBGL
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -22.810000, -43.250000
- Elevation: 28 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:59 in Samarinda-Borneo Island, it's 06:59 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aap-samarinda-borneo-island-aji-pangeran-tumenggung-pranoto-international-airport/1ef266df-f9a8-6c68-8701-06bb2780ed98)
- [Galeao - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gig-rio-de-janeiro-galeao-antonio-carlos-jobim-international-airport/1ef266df-9484-640e-87b6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)