Sao Paulo (GRU) – Recife (REC)
- Distance
- 2,095 km
- 1,302 mi · 1,131 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 15 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 264 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (156 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,925,053
- Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · +5.5%
- Flights / week
- 227
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 89%
- 2,173,085 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- TAM, AZU, 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
The way there
- Heading from GRU
- 38°
- Heading from REC
- 215°
- Halfway point
- -15.86, -40.48
- Great-circle km
- 2,100 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 161,565 |
| Oct 2025 | 171,162 |
| Nov 2025 | 153,361 |
| Dec 2025 | 161,713 |
| Jan 2026 | 170,921 |
| Feb 2026 | 154,887 |
| Mar 2026 | 161,438 |
| Apr 2026 | 149,657 |
| May 2026 | 162,384 |
| Jun 2026 | 150,298 |
| Jul 2026 | 168,873 |
| Aug 2026 | 158,794 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 965 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,007 |
| Nov 2025 | 942 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,007 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,031 |
| Feb 2026 | 928 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,012 |
| Apr 2026 | 942 |
| May 2026 | 1,025 |
| Jun 2026 | 967 |
| Jul 2026 | 991 |
| Aug 2026 | 995 |
Airlines flying GRU–REC nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| TAMTAM Linhas Aéreas S.A. | 82 | 41% |
| AZUAzul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A | 81 | 40% |
| GLOGOL Linhas Aéreas S.A. | 55 | 20% |
| TTLTotal Linhas Aéreas S.A. | 9.3 | 0% |
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$ 841
- One way, before airport fees
- Middle half of tickets
- R$ 602–951
- Median R$ 741
- Average over 12 months
- R$ 636
- Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
- Tickets sold, Aug 2026
- 34,931
- Both directions
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| Month | Reais |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 743 |
| Oct 2025 | 676 |
| Nov 2025 | 666 |
| Dec 2025 | 828 |
| Jan 2026 | 663 |
| Feb 2026 | 585 |
| Mar 2026 | 585 |
| Apr 2026 | 559 |
| May 2026 | 591 |
| Jun 2026 | 508 |
| Jul 2026 | 562 |
| Aug 2026 | 841 |
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: 2,100 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 Recife
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