# Distance from Cowra Airport (CWT) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 13,591 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,591 km / 8,445 mi / 7,339 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 11:47 in Cowra Airport, it's 22:47 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 938 ft (GIG is lower than CWT)

## Airports

### [Cowra Airport (CWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwt-cowra-airport/1ef266e0-0a06-6a2e-a0c8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cowra Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCWR
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.840000, 148.650000
- Elevation: 966 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 11:47 in Cowra Airport, it's 22:47 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cowra Airport (CWT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cwt-cowra-airport/1ef266e0-0a06-6a2e-a0c8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)