# Distance from Blackwell (BWL) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 8,717 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,717 km / 5,417 mi / 4,707 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 130° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 11:30 in Blackwell, it's 13:30 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,002 ft (GIG is lower than BWL)

## Airports

### [Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport (BWL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwl-blackwell-blackwell-tonkawa-municipal-airport/1ef266df-10c7-66ca-ae3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blackwell, United States
- ICAO: KBKN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.750000, -97.350000
- Elevation: 1,030 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 11:30 in Blackwell, it's 13:30 in Rio De Janeiro.

## Related

- [Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal Airport (BWL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwl-blackwell-blackwell-tonkawa-municipal-airport/1ef266df-10c7-66ca-ae3e-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)