✈ GIG → MIA
8H 45M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Miami
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Miami International (MIA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Miami?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Miami (MIA) takes about 8 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,174 miles (6,718 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 45m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,174 mi
6,718 km · great-circle
Avg speed
768 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rio de Janeiro timezone
UTC-3
America/Sao_Paulo
Miami 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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