# Distance from Cheboksary (CSY) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 12,131 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,131 km / 7,538 mi / 6,550 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:37 in Cheboksary, it's 03:37 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 530 ft (GIG is lower than CSY)

## Airports

### [Cheboksary Airport (CSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csy-cheboksary-cheboksary-airport/1ef266df-ec7e-6eac-bcc8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cheboksary, Russia
- ICAO: UWKS
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 56.090000, 47.350000
- Elevation: 558 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 09:37 in Cheboksary, it's 03:37 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cheboksary Airport (CSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csy-cheboksary-cheboksary-airport/1ef266df-ec7e-6eac-bcc8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)