# Distance from Debre Tabor (DBT) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 9,646 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,646 km / 5,994 mi / 5,208 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 06:58 in Debre Tabor, it's 00:58 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,462 ft (GIG is lower than DBT)

## Airports

### [Debre Tabor Airport (DBT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dbt-debre-tabor-debre-tabor-airport/1ef266de-ea01-6856-ac27-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HADT
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 11.970000, 38.000000
- Elevation: 8,490 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 06:58 in Debre Tabor, it's 00:58 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Debre Tabor Airport (DBT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dbt-debre-tabor-debre-tabor-airport/1ef266de-ea01-6856-ac27-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)