Sao Paulo (GRU) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 7,636 km
- 4,745 mi · 4,123 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 42 min / 9 h 42 min
- Average gate to gate: GRU → JFK / back
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 897 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (531 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 543,035
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.8%
- Flights / week
- 41
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 88%
- 617,455 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- JJ, AA, DL
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from GRU
- 338°
- Heading from JFK
- 153°
- Halfway point
- 8.87, -58.81
- Great-circle km
- 7,664 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air GRU → JFK
- 9 h 9 min
- In the air JFK → GRU
- 8 h 59 min
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 45,530 |
| Sep 2025 | 43,092 |
| Oct 2025 | 46,175 |
| Nov 2025 | 43,502 |
| Dec 2025 | 46,362 |
| Jan 2026 | 46,430 |
| Feb 2026 | 38,677 |
| Mar 2026 | 46,664 |
| Apr 2026 | 45,251 |
| May 2026 | 47,737 |
| Jun 2026 | 45,885 |
| Jul 2026 | 47,730 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 183 |
| Sep 2025 | 178 |
| Oct 2025 | 183 |
| Nov 2025 | 179 |
| Dec 2025 | 180 |
| Jan 2026 | 175 |
| Feb 2026 | 155 |
| Mar 2026 | 186 |
| Apr 2026 | 176 |
| May 2026 | 182 |
| Jun 2026 | 180 |
| Jul 2026 | 184 |
Airlines flying GRU–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| JJTAM Linhas Aereas SA dba Latam Airlines Brasil | 14 | 35% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 14 | 33% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 14 | 32% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 1,417 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 695 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 15 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 8 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 4 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 2 flights
Also carried: 19,525 tonnes of freight and 183 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,664 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 Sao Paulo and New York
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More routes from GRU
More routes from JFK
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → LHR | 5,555 km | 2,984,474 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |