# Distance from Negarbo (GBF) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG)

> 16,636 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,636 km / 10,337 mi / 8,983 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 13:08 in Negarbo, it's 00:08 in Rio De Janeiro)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,472 ft (GIG is lower than GBF)

## Airports

### [Negarbo(Negabo) Airport (GBF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbf-negarbo-negarbonegabo-airport/1ef266de-9bcf-6764-83f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Negarbo, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYNE
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.570000, 144.700000
- Elevation: 4,500 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 13:08 in Negarbo, it's 00:08 in Rio De Janeiro.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Negarbo(Negabo) Airport (GBF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbf-negarbo-negarbonegabo-airport/1ef266de-9bcf-6764-83f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)