What is the distance from Rio de Janeiro to Chicago?

The great-circle distance from Rio de Janeiro to Chicago is 5,307 miles (8,541 km).

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

Chicago is 2 hours behind of Rio de Janeiro.

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro to Chicago emits about 1264 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ GIG → ORD

RIO DE JANEIRO → CHICAGO IN 10H 55M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time: 10h 55m

Distance: 5,307 mi

Or: 8,541 km

Jet lag: 2h

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Chicago

From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Chicago → Rio de Janeiro

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

A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 10 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,307 miles (8,541 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 55m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,307 mi

8,541 km · great-circle

Avg speed

782 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rio de Janeiro timezone

UTC-3

America/Sao_Paulo

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1264 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 1461 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 350 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.

RIO DE JANEIRO → CHICAGO IN 10H 55M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Chicago

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

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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