Distance from New York City to Rio de Janeiro
Flying the shortest possible route, Rio de Janeiro lies 7,759 km (4,821 miles, 4,189 nautical miles) from New York City — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 7,759 km · 4,821 mi · 4,189 nmi
- Initial bearing New York City → Rio de Janeiro
- 150° (SSE)
- Initial bearing Rio de Janeiro → New York City
- 336° (NNW)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 9 h 47 min
- Time zones
- New York City UTC-05:00 · Rio de Janeiro UTC-03:00 (+2 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 211 min — the sun rises later in New York City
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:35 UTC / 21:46 UTC
- Rio de Janeiro
- -22.9064, -43.1822
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 08:05 UTC / 21:10 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.