# Distance from Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 15,144 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,144 km / 9,410 mi / 8,177 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 192° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 13:15 in Balgo Hill Airport, it's 02:15 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 411 ft (GIG is lower than BQW)

## Airports

### [Balgo Hill Airport (BQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqw-balgo-hill-airport/1ef266e0-05dc-6b1a-ba4f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balgo Hill Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBGO
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -20.150000, 127.970000
- Elevation: 439 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 13:15 in Balgo Hill Airport, it's 02:15 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Balgo Hill Airport (BQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqw-balgo-hill-airport/1ef266e0-05dc-6b1a-ba4f-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)