Rio de Janeiro to Johannesburg Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Johannesburg, South Africa is 8 hours 51 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Rio de Janeiro and Johannesburg?

The flight distance from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Johannesburg (South Africa) is 4424 miles. This is equivalent to 7120 kilometers or 3842 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Rio de Janeiro, is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) and the nearest airport to Johannesburg, is Randgermiston Airport (QRA).

Rio de Janeiro - Johannesburg Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Rio de Janeiro is 2024-12-27, 14:07:26 -03
Current local time in Johannesburg is 2024-12-27, 19:07:26 SAST.
Time difference between Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Johannesburg (South Africa) is 5 Hours.
Johannesburg time is 5 Hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro to Johannesburg Flight Route Map

Flight map from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Johannesburg, South Africa is given below.
Click the map to view Rio de Janeiro to Johannesburg nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Rio de Janeiro GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 22° 54' 24.6'' Longitude: W 43° 10' 22.4''
Johannesburg GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 26° 12' 14.8'' Longitude: E 28° 2' 50.3''

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