# Distance from Cold Bay (CDB) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 13,928 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,928 km / 8,654 mi / 7,520 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 01:25 in Cold Bay, it's 06:25 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 72 ft (GIG is lower than CDB)

## Airports

### [Cold Bay Airport (CDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cdb-cold-bay-cold-bay-airport/1ef266df-85e1-61cc-a328-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cold Bay, United States
- ICAO: PACD
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 55.210000, -162.730000
- Elevation: 100 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 01:25 in Cold Bay, it's 06:25 in Rio De Janeiro.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cold Bay Airport (CDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cdb-cold-bay-cold-bay-airport/1ef266df-85e1-61cc-a328-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)