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RAO to GIG: distance & flight time
Ribeirao Preto (Leite Lopes Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport)
312 mi
502 km · 271 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
312 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RAO — Leite Lopes Airport · Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
- 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 RAO
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport45 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport52 mi away
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport52 mi away
- QPS · Campo Fontenelle Airport65 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 RAO from GIG?
The flight distance from Ribeirao Preto (RAO) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG) is 312 miles (502 km, 271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAO to GIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 RAO to GIG?
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