Distance from Longyearbyen to Rio de Janeiro

The distance between Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 11,819 kilometers (7,344 miles).

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

From Longyearbyen to Rio de Janeiro, the straight-line distance is 11,819 kilometers, heading southwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Longyearbyen at one meter above sea level and Rio de Janeiro at 12 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Local time:

Time Zone: Arctic/Longyearbyen

Coordinates: 78.2233° N 15.6469° E

Elevation: 1 m (3 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Sao_Paulo

Coordinates: 22.9064° S 43.1822° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)
  • Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport (GIG)
  • Jacarepagua-Roberto Marinho Airport (RRJ)
  • Aeroclube Airport (QNV)
  • Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ)

Other distances from Longyearbyen

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Longyearbyen to Olonkinbyen 1,073 km

Other distances from Rio de Janeiro

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo 361 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Belo Horizonte 340 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Salvador 1,206 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza 2,181 km
From Rio de Janeiro to Manaus 2,846 km

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Cali, Colombia Wellington, New Zealand 11,822 km
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Kano, Nigeria Seattle, United States 11,815 km
Torreón, Mexico Port Harcourt, Nigeria 11,815 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Sydney, Australia 11,823 km
Lucknow, India Boston, United States 11,823 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Beijing, China 11,815 km
Vancouver, Canada Bangkok, Thailand 11,824 km

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