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Frankfurt (FRA) – Sao Paulo (GRU)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
9,775 km
6,074 mi · 5,278 nm
Flight time
12 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
4 h / 5 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,147 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (679 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
506,165
2024 · −0.4%
Flights / week
28
Both directions, average
Seats filled
91%
559,022 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

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

The way there

Heading from FRA
229°
Heading from GRU
32°
Halfway point
14.92, -24.19
Great-circle km
9,796 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
4 h in January, 5 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 12 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 44,369 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec44.4K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202442,375
Feb 202438,065
Mar 202441,981
Apr 202440,965
May 202441,962
Jun 202442,313
Jul 202442,567
Aug 202443,898
Sep 202443,488
Oct 202443,891
Nov 202440,291
Dec 202444,369
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 124 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJul124AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024117
Feb 2024108
Mar 2024120
Apr 2024121
May 2024123
Jun 2024120
Jul 2024124
Aug 2024124
Sep 2024119
Oct 2024124
Nov 2024121
Dec 2024123

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 9,796 km.

FRA Frankfurt → GRU Sao Paulo

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

GRU Sao Paulo → FRA Frankfurt

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

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 Frankfurt and Sao Paulo

GRUCGHVCP
FRA9,7759,8039,771

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Sao Paulo airports

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → DXB4,849 km 940,081
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → IST1,840 km 842,741
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807

More routes from GRU

Route Distance Passengers / year
GRU → POA864 km 1,939,098
GRU → REC2,095 km 1,925,053
GRU → GIG337 km 1,487,249
GRU → CWB359 km 1,457,725
GRU → CNF494 km 1,441,048
GRU → SCL2,617 km 1,380,638
GRU → SSA1,448 km 1,305,608
GRU → BSB851 km 1,287,822
GRU → AEP1,693 km 1,282,051
GRU → FOR2,336 km 1,249,285

Questions

Frankfurt (FRA) and Sao Paulo (GRU) are 9,775 km (6,074 miles, 5,278 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.