Where is GRU airport?

GRU is a large airport in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, at -23.4313, -46.4700, 750 m above sea level. It serves Sao Paulo.

Which other airports serve Sao Paulo?

Sao Paulo has 3 airports: GRU, CGH, VCP. The city code SAO stands for all of them on tickets and in flight searches.

What time zone is GRU in?

GRU is in the America/Sao_Paulo time zone, UTC−3.

How many passengers use GRU?

47,402,242 passengers in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026, according to ANAC, the Brazilian civil aviation agency (scheduled flights).

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GRU — São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport

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Large airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

IATA code: GRU
ICAO code: SBGR
City code: SAO; All Sao Paulo airports
Passengers: 47,402,242; Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Nonstop routes: 123; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−3; America/Sao_Paulo
Elevation: 750 m; 2,461 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,700 m

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About GRU

São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport is a large airport serving Sao Paulo, Brazil. It opened in 1985 and is run by Infraero. 47,402,242 passengers used it in Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Open traffic data shows 123 nonstop routes from GRU. On tickets, the city code SAO covers it together with the other Sao Paulo airports.

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Busiest nonstop routes from GRU

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
GRU → POA	Porto Alegre, Brazil	864 km	1,939,098
GRU → REC	Recife, Brazil	2,095 km	1,925,053
GRU → GIG	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	337 km	1,487,249
GRU → CWB	São José dos Pinhais, Brazil	359 km	1,457,725
GRU → CNF	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	494 km	1,441,048
GRU → SCL	Santiago, Chile	2,617 km	1,380,638
GRU → SSA	Salvador, Brazil	1,448 km	1,305,608
GRU → BSB	Brasília, Brazil	851 km	1,287,822
GRU → AEP	Buenos Aires, Argentina	1,693 km	1,282,051
GRU → FOR	Fortaleza, Brazil	2,336 km	1,249,285
GRU → FLN	Florianópolis, Brazil	514 km	1,073,390
GRU → MCZ	Maceió, Brazil	1,914 km	1,012,790
GRU → VIX	Vitória, Brazil	729 km	1,004,219
GRU → IGU	Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil	847 km	911,375
GRU → CGB	Várzea Grande, Brazil	1,328 km	910,620
GRU → GYN	Goiânia, Brazil	806 km	907,542
GRU → MIA	Miami, United States	6,554 km	867,716
GRU → LIS	Lisbon, Portugal	7,910 km	864,997
GRU → NAT	São Gonçalo do Amarante, Brazil	2,288 km	855,146
GRU → BEL	Belém, Brazil	2,449 km	817,310
GRU → MAD	Madrid, Spain	8,355 km	786,006
GRU → MAO	Manaus, Brazil	2,689 km	732,652
GRU → CGR	Campo Grande, Brazil	908 km	715,943
GRU → NVT	Navegantes, Brazil	441 km	712,364
GRU → BOG	Bogotá, Colombia	4,327 km	679,031
GRU → JPA	João Pessoa, Brazil	2,183 km	655,696
GRU → AJU	Aracaju, Brazil	1,700 km	630,440
GRU → LIM	Lima, Peru	3,477 km	627,466
GRU → CDG	Paris, France	9,381 km	608,453
GRU → SLZ	São Luís, Brazil	2,319 km	582,661
GRU → BPS	Porto Seguro, Brazil	1,094 km	575,766
GRU → PTY	Panama City, Panama	5,076 km	573,964
GRU → JFK	New York, United States	7,636 km	543,035
GRU → FCO	Rome, Italy	9,415 km	524,410
GRU → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,775 km	506,165
GRU → LHR	London, United Kingdom	9,435 km	502,466
GRU → MVD	Montevideo, Uruguay	1,567 km	455,795
GRU → THE	Teresina, Brazil	2,070 km	438,884
GRU → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,858 km	435,965
GRU → MGF	Maringá, Brazil	567 km	421,724

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, ANAC (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) for routes in and out of Brazil. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at GRU on flights to and from the US

JJ TAM Linhas Aereas SA dba Latam Airlines Brasil · 4,137 flights
AA American Airlines · 3,227 flights
UA United Air Lines · 2,832 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 1,878 flights
LA LATAM Airlines Group SA dba Lan Airlines · 16 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Other airports in Sao Paulo

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
CGH	Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport	Sao Paulo	29 km
VCP	Viracopos International Airport	Sao Paulo	83 km

All Sao Paulo airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SJK	Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport	São José dos Campos, Brazil	66 km
SOD	Sorocaba Airport	Sorocaba, Brazil	104 km
AQA	Araraquara Airport	Araraquara, Brazil	248 km
RAO	Leite Lopes Airport	Ribeirão Preto, Brazil	289 km
JTC	Bauru/Arealva–Moussa Nakhal Tobias State Airport	Bauru, Brazil	302 km

Distance from GRU to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
GRU → LHR	London, United Kingdom	9,435 km	502,466
GRU → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,218 km	—
GRU → CDG	Paris, France	9,381 km	608,453
GRU → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	9,775 km	506,165
GRU → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	10,544 km	—
GRU → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9,751 km	—
GRU → JFK	New York, United States	7,636 km	543,035
GRU → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,488 km	—
GRU → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,907 km	—
GRU → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	16,008 km	—
GRU → HND	Tokyo, Japan	18,535 km	—
GRU → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,858 km	435,965

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
10L/28R	3,700 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
10R/28L	3,000 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil · -23.4313, -46.4700

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport has the IATA code GRU and the ICAO code SBGR. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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