# Distance from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Knob Noster (SZL)

> 8,615 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,615 km / 5,353 mi / 4,652 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 00:41 in Rio De Janeiro, it's 22:41 in Knob Noster)
- **Elevation difference**: 843 ft (SZL is higher than GIG)

## Airports

### [Galeao - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gig-rio-de-janeiro-galeao-antonio-carlos-jobim-international-airport/1ef266df-9484-640e-87b6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- ICAO: SBGL
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -22.810000, -43.250000
- Elevation: 28 ft

### [Whiteman Afb Airport (SZL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/szl-knob-noster-whiteman-afb-airport/1ef266df-3a32-6db6-8501-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Knob Noster, United States
- ICAO: KSZL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.730000, -93.550000
- Elevation: 871 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:41 in Rio De Janeiro, it's 22:41 in Knob Noster.

## Related

- [Galeao - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gig-rio-de-janeiro-galeao-antonio-carlos-jobim-international-airport/1ef266df-9484-640e-87b6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Whiteman Afb Airport (SZL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/szl-knob-noster-whiteman-afb-airport/1ef266df-3a32-6db6-8501-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)