Flight time from Rio de Janeiro to Washington, D.C.

How long is the flight time from Rio de Janeiro to Washington, D.C.?

The flight time between Rio de Janeiro and Washington, D.C. is 11 hours 1 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between Rio de Janeiro and Washington, D.C.?

The flight distance from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Washington, D.C. (United States) is 4795 miles or 7717 kilometers or 4164 nautical miles.

The calculated distance between two cities is the straight flight distance measured from one point to another by air.

The nearest airport to Rio de Janeiro is Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG) and the nearest airport to Washington, D.C. is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Map of flight path from Rio de Janeiro to Washington, D.C.

The map of the shortest flight path between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Washington, D.C., United States is displayed below.

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Rio de Janeiro Details

Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: S 22° 55' 12.3'' Longitude: W 43° 19' 50.5''
Latitude	-22.92008
Longitude	-43.33069
Country	Brazil

Nearby airports

Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG)

Washington, D.C. Details

Washington, D.C. is located in United States.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 38° 53' 42.4'' Longitude: W 77° 2' 10.9''
Latitude	38.89511
Longitude	-77.03637
Country	United States

Nearby airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Time Difference between Rio de Janeiro and Washington, D.C.

Time difference between Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Washington, D.C. (United States) is 1 Hours.
Washington, D.C. time is 1 Hours behind Rio de Janeiro.

Current local time in Rio de Janeiro	Current local time in Washington, D.C.
2025-08-18, 17:47:18 -03	2025-08-18, 16:47:18 EDT