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SUR to GIG: distance & flight time
Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport) → Rio De Janeiro (Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport)
5,884 mi
9,469 km · 5,113 nm
12h
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,884 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
- 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 SUR
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport34 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- YWP · Webequie Airport52 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport57 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 SUR from GIG?
The flight distance from Summer Beaver (SUR) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG) is 5,884 miles (9,469 km, 5,113 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUR to GIG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 time difference between Summer Beaver and Rio De Janeiro?
Rio De Janeiro is 1 hour ahead of Summer Beaver.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUR to GIG?
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