Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Miami (MIA)
Flight time
≈ 9h 09m
Bearing
321° NW
Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Miami (MIA) is 4,174 miles (6,717 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GIG–MIA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop GIG–MIA; the Boeing 777-200 was the most common aircraft at 78% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
79
May 2026
Seats
20,908
both directions
Passengers
19,431
both directions
Load factor
92.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies GIG–MIA?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop GIG–MIA in May 2026 (79 departures).
- AA
79 departures · 20,908 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.9%
Load
What plane flies GIG–MIA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew 78% of GIG–MIA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 777-200
62 departures · 92.8% load
78.5% - Boeing 787-8
16 departures · 93.7% load
20.3% - Boeing 777-300ER
1 departures · 90.8% load
1.3%
How has GIG–MIA traffic changed?
Nonstop GIG–MIA departures rose from 60 in June 2025 to 79 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop GIG–MIA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 15,190 passengers
93.1%
Load
July 2025
63 departures · 15,832 passengers
92.4%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 15,769 passengers
93.5%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 15,184 passengers
92.3%
Load
October 2025
68 departures · 16,935 passengers
92.4%
Load
November 2025
86 departures · 20,464 passengers
91.3%
Load
December 2025
102 departures · 24,773 passengers
94.7%
Load
January 2026
96 departures · 22,841 passengers
92.6%
Load
February 2026
77 departures · 18,262 passengers
91.0%
Load
March 2026
81 departures · 19,342 passengers
90.8%
Load
April 2026
86 departures · 20,766 passengers
92.7%
Load
May 2026
79 departures · 19,431 passengers
92.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MIA → GIG
93.0% full
40 departures · 9,862 passengers
GIG → MIA
92.9% full
39 departures · 9,569 passengers
Nonstop GIG–MIA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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 Miami (MIA)?
GIG to MIA is 4,174 miles (6,717 km / 3,627 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GIG to MIA?
A nonstop covers the 4,174-mile great-circle distance in roughly 9h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GIG–MIA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew the largest share of departures (78.5%), followed by the Boeing 787-8 (20.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying GIG–MIA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,174-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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