# Distance from Cudal Airport (CUG) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 13,650 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,650 km / 8,481 mi / 7,370 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 167° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 192° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 17:43 in Cudal Airport, it's 04:43 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 463 ft (GIG is lower than CUG)

## Airports

### [Cudal Airport (CUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cug-cudal-airport/1ef266e0-09b1-6d76-be23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cudal Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCUA
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.280000, 148.760000
- Elevation: 491 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 17:43 in Cudal Airport, it's 04:43 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cudal Airport (CUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cug-cudal-airport/1ef266e0-09b1-6d76-be23-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)