What is the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta?

The great-circle distance from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta is 4,749 miles (7,642 km).

What is the time difference between Rio de Janeiro and Atlanta?

Atlanta is 1 hour behind of Rio de Janeiro.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta produce?

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta emits about 1131 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ GIG → ATL

9H 51M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

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.

9H 51M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Atlanta

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

Time zones & jet lag

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