# Distance from Ciego de Avila (AVI) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 6,298 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,298 km / 3,913 mi / 3,401 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 140° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cuba) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 17:50 in Ciego de Avila, it's 18:50 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 307 ft (GIG is lower than AVI)

## Airports

### [Maximo Gomez Airport (AVI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/avi-ciego-de-avila-maximo-gomez-airport/1ef266df-6a9f-6846-b0fc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ciego de Avila, Cuba
- ICAO: MUCA
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 22.030000, -78.790000
- Elevation: 335 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:50 in Ciego de Avila, it's 18:50 in Rio De Janeiro.

## Related

- [Maximo Gomez Airport (AVI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/avi-ciego-de-avila-maximo-gomez-airport/1ef266df-6a9f-6846-b0fc-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)
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