# Distance from Kearney (EAR) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 9,112 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,112 km / 5,662 mi / 4,920 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 130° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 20:57 in Kearney, it's 22:57 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,104 ft (GIG is lower than EAR)

## Airports

### [Kearney Regional Airport (EAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ear-kearney-kearney-regional-airport/1ef266df-190d-64c4-9d54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kearney, United States
- ICAO: KEAR
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 40.730000, -99.010000
- Elevation: 2,132 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 20:57 in Kearney, it's 22:57 in Rio De Janeiro.

## Related

- [Kearney Regional Airport (EAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ear-kearney-kearney-regional-airport/1ef266df-190d-64c4-9d54-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)