✈ GIG → DFW
10H 46M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Rio de Janeiro to Dallas
From Galeão (GIG), Brazil South America → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Dallas?
A nonstop flight from Rio de Janeiro (GIG) to Dallas (DFW) takes about 10 hours 46 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,232 miles (8,420 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 46m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,232 mi
8,420 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
Dallas 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.
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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