# Distance from Wainwright (AIN) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 13,367 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,367 km / 8,306 mi / 7,218 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:57 in Wainwright, it's 16:57 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 17 ft (GIG is lower than AIN)

## Airports

### [Wainwright Airport (AIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ain-wainwright-wainwright-airport/1ef266df-888b-6418-a8a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wainwright, United States
- ICAO: PAWI
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 70.640000, -159.990000
- Elevation: 45 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 11:57 in Wainwright, it's 16:57 in Rio De Janeiro.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Wainwright Airport (AIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ain-wainwright-wainwright-airport/1ef266df-888b-6418-a8a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)