# Distance from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Rockwood (RKW)

> 7,850 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,850 km / 4,878 mi / 4,239 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 140° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 23:25 in Rio De Janeiro, it's 21:25 in Rockwood)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,636 ft (RKW 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

### [Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rkw-rockwood-rockwood-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3553-6cdc-a468-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rockwood, United States
- ICAO: KRKW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.920000, -84.690000
- Elevation: 1,664 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:25 in Rio De Janeiro, it's 21:25 in Rockwood.

## 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)
- [Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rkw-rockwood-rockwood-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3553-6cdc-a468-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)