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✈ GIG → ATL

RIO DE JANEIRO → ATLANTA: 9H 51M, 4,749 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.

Flight time
9h 51m
Distance
4,749 mi
Or
7,642 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America  →  Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Atlanta → Rio de Janeiro

How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta?

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 9 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,749 miles (7,642 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 51m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,749 mi

7,642 km · great-circle

Avg speed

776 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Atlanta timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1131 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1307 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 313 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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