Várzea Grande (CGB) – Rio de Janeiro (GIG)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,566 km
973 mi · 846 nm
Flight time
2 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
197 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (116 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
53,303
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · +179.7%
Flights / week
7
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
64,797 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
1
GLO

Traffic: ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from CGB to GIGCGBGIG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CGB
122°
Heading from GIG
298°
Halfway point
-19.35, -49.82
Great-circle km
1,567 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Rio de Janeiro is 1 h ahead of Várzea Grande

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 9,612 passengers
05K10KSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul9.6KAug
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Month Passengers
Sep 20253,980
Oct 20253,946
Nov 20253,680
Dec 20254,166
Jan 20264,174
Feb 20263,645
Mar 20263,989
Apr 20263,975
May 20263,700
Jun 20264,331
Jul 20269,612
Aug 20264,105
Flights per month, both directions (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 58 flights
0204060SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul58Aug
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Month Flights
Sep 202527
Oct 202526
Nov 202526
Dec 202528
Jan 202627
Feb 202625
Mar 202626
Apr 202626
May 202626
Jun 202630
Jul 202658
Aug 202626

Airlines flying CGB–GIG nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
GLOGOL Linhas Aéreas S.A.6.7
100%

Both directions, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights. Sources

What tickets sold for

Average fare sold, Aug 2026
R$ 1,002
One way, before airport fees
Middle half of tickets
R$ 634–1,204
Median R$ 854
Average over 12 months
R$ 701
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Tickets sold, Aug 2026
1,665
Both directions
Average fare sold per month, R$ (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Highest: August 2026: 1,002 reais
05001K1.5KSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug1K
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Month Reais
Sep 2025843
Oct 2025816
Nov 2025587
Dec 2025734
Jan 2026559
Feb 2026581
Mar 2026632
Apr 2026696
May 2026679
Jun 2026733
Jul 2026836
Aug 20261,002

History, not a price to book: the average of every fare sold to the public in each month (the month of sale, not of travel), seat by seat, one way and before airport fees. Miles and corporate fares are not included.

ANAC (Brazil), Tarifas Aéreas Domésticas (CC BY). Fonte: ANAC. Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,567 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Várzea Grande and Rio de Janeiro

GIGSDU
CGB1,5661,580

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Rio de Janeiro airports

More routes from CGB

Route Distance Passengers / year
CGB → GRU1,328 km 910,620
CGB → BSB879 km 452,354
CGB → VCP1,246 km 411,974
CGB → CGH1,327 km 319,603
CGB → CNF1,362 km 145,314
CGB → OPS421 km 62,732
CGB → PVH1,143 km 36,776
CGB → SMT354 km 31,774
CGB → JPR816 km 8,481
CGB → OAL738 km 8,293

More routes from GIG

Route Distance Passengers / year
GIG → GRU337 km 1,487,249
GIG → POA1,121 km 1,148,850
GIG → SCL2,937 km 1,031,084
GIG → AEP1,968 km 1,003,919
GIG → SSA1,214 km 909,405
GIG → REC1,853 km 878,624
GIG → VIX417 km 824,564
GIG → CWB673 km 797,804
GIG → FOR2,167 km 758,621
GIG → BSB911 km 721,733

Questions

Várzea Grande (CGB) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG) are 1,566 km (973 miles, 846 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.