# Distance from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Lucknow (LKO)

> 14,403 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,403 km / 8,950 mi / 7,777 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 18:55 in Rio De Janeiro, it's 03:25 in Lucknow)
- **Elevation difference**: 382 ft (LKO is higher than GIG)

## Airports

### [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

### [Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lko-lucknow-chaudhary-charan-singh-international-airport/1ef266df-f23e-68c4-809d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lucknow, India
- ICAO: VILK
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 26.760000, 80.890000
- Elevation: 410 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 18:55 in Rio De Janeiro, it's 03:25 in Lucknow.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lko-lucknow-chaudhary-charan-singh-international-airport/1ef266df-f23e-68c4-809d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)