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FMA to GIG: distance & flight time
Formosa (Formosa Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport)
970 mi
1,561 km · 843 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
970 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FMA — Formosa Airport · Formosa, Argentina
- GIG — Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FMA
- PIL · Carlos Miguel Gimenez Airport47 mi away
- ASU · Silvio Pettirossi International Airport80 mi away
- CNQ · Corrientes Airport91 mi away
- RES · Resistencia International Airport100 mi away
Near GIG
- SDU · Santos Dumont Airport9 mi away
- QNV · Aeroclube Airport14 mi away
- SNZ · Santa Cruz Air Force Base31 mi away
- JDF · Francisco de Assis Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FMA from GIG?
The flight distance from Formosa (FMA) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG) is 970 miles (1,561 km, 843 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FMA to GIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FMA to GIG?
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