Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 10h 51m
Bearing
314° NW
Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Houston (IAH) is 5,025 miles (8,088 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GIG–IAH
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop GIG–IAH; the Boeing 767-300 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
12,614
both directions
Passengers
10,914
both directions
Load factor
86.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies GIG–IAH?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop GIG–IAH in July 2026 (62 departures).
- UA
62 departures · 12,614 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.5%
Load
What plane flies GIG–IAH?
In July 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew 98% of GIG–IAH departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 767-300
61 departures · 86.9% load
98.4% - Boeing 767-400ER
1 departures · 68.4% load
1.6%
How has GIG–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop GIG–IAH departures held steady at about 62 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop GIG–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
62 departures · 10,869 passengers
86.4%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 10,277 passengers
84.4%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 10,613 passengers
87.1%
Load
November 2025
55 departures · 9,549 passengers
85.5%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 10,801 passengers
85.5%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 10,500 passengers
83.4%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 9,927 passengers
87.3%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 10,982 passengers
87.1%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 10,352 passengers
85.0%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 10,390 passengers
83.9%
Load
June 2026
59 departures · 10,154 passengers
84.8%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 10,914 passengers
86.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
GIG → IAH
85.7% full
31 departures · 5,418 passengers
IAH → GIG
87.3% full
31 departures · 5,496 passengers
Nonstop GIG–IAH traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Rio De Janeiro
BR
Rio Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
Coordinates
22.81°S, 43.25°W
Hemisphere
S · W
Frequently asked
How far is Rio De Janeiro (GIG) from Houston (IAH)?
GIG to IAH is 5,025 miles (8,088 km / 4,367 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GIG to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 5,025-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GIG–IAH?
In July 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew the largest share of departures (98.4%), followed by the Boeing 767-400ER (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying GIG–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,025-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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