# Distance from Cooch Behar Airport (COH) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 15,244 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,244 km / 9,472 mi / 8,231 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 264° (west)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 03:03 in Cooch Behar Airport, it's 18:33 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 110 ft (GIG is lower than COH)

## Airports

### [Cooch Behar Airport (COH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coh-cooch-behar-airport/1ef266df-f02c-668a-8f5e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cooch Behar Airport, India
- ICAO: VECO
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 26.330000, 89.470000
- Elevation: 138 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 03:03 in Cooch Behar Airport, it's 18:33 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cooch Behar Airport (COH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coh-cooch-behar-airport/1ef266df-f02c-668a-8f5e-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)