# Distance from Abbottabad (AAW) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 13,780 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,780 km / 8,562 mi / 7,440 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 264° (west)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Pakistan) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 17:25 in Abbottabad, it's 09:25 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,044 ft (GIG is lower than AAW)

## Airports

### [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abbottabad, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPAB
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 34.200000, 73.250000
- Elevation: 4,072 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 17:25 in Abbottabad, it's 09:25 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-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)