# Distance from Kundiawa (CMU) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 16,687 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,687 km / 10,369 mi / 9,010 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 197° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 10:17 in Kundiawa, it's 21:17 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,946 ft (GIG is lower than CMU)

## Airports

### [Chimbu Airport (CMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmu-kundiawa-chimbu-airport/1ef266de-9b12-6ce0-9815-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYCH
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.020000, 144.970000
- Elevation: 4,974 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 10:17 in Kundiawa, it's 21:17 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chimbu Airport (CMU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmu-kundiawa-chimbu-airport/1ef266de-9b12-6ce0-9815-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)