✈ GIG → ATL
9H 51M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
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.
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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