GIG → ATLRio De Janeiro to Atlanta

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Direct flights from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to Atlanta (ATL): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,641 km, an estimated 10 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rio De Janeiro and Atlanta. Updated 24 October 2026 at 15:26 UTC.

Today, GIG → ATL

Sat 24 Oct · local times
  1. 21:00 DL60DL/DAL Delta Airlines On scheduleGate C48 · T2 ·

Checked GIG board 12:26 · ATL board 10:03

GIG Rio De Janeiro busy · +18
ATL Atlanta smooth · +0
7,641 km · ~10h 18m est.
departs 21:004x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
88 / 100

route health from live GIG and ATL delay boards

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~10h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
DL/DAL Delta Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
DL/DAL Delta AirlinesDL

Flights DL60 21:00 Mo Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22DL60dep +21 → arr−37
10-20DL60dep +14 → arr−26
10-19DL60arrived−9
10-17DL60dep +37 → arr−1

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
GIGRio De Janeiro +18 min busy ⛅ few clouds · N 4 kt Full GIG delay board →
ATLAtlanta +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 11 kt Full ATL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at GIG and ATL: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +27 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Rio De Janeiro to Atlanta route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop GIG to ATL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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GIG to ATL questions

Is GIG–ATL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at GIG is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from GIG to ATL?

Great-circle distance is 7,641 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 569–685 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does GIG–ATL fly?

DL/DAL Delta Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (mon, tue, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at GIG and arrival-side delay at ATL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.