# Distance from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Anchorage (MRI)

> 13,098 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,098 km / 8,138 mi / 7,072 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 20:11 in Rio De Janeiro, it's 15:11 in Anchorage)
- **Elevation difference**: 115 ft (MRI 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

### [Merrill Field (MRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mri-anchorage-merrill-field/1ef266df-876b-6e20-b579-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Anchorage, United States
- ICAO: PAMR
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.200000, -149.800000
- Elevation: 143 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 20:11 in Rio De Janeiro, it's 15:11 in Anchorage.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Merrill Field (MRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mri-anchorage-merrill-field/1ef266df-876b-6e20-b579-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)