✈ GIG → LAS

12H 38M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
12h 38m
Distance
6,206 mi
Or
9,988 km
Jet lag
4h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Las Vegas

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America  →  Harry Reid (LAS), USA North America

How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Las Vegas?

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Las Vegas (LAS) takes about 12 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,206 miles (9,988 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 38m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,206 mi

9,988 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Las Vegas timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-4h

4 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~2.8d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1478 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1708 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 410 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.