- Great circle
- 336 km
- 209 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 55m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 23.4°S
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 0.8%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 291st longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From São Paulo the path crosses Brazil.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 23.4°S, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: east out of São Paulo, east into Rio de Janeiro. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
GRU
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro
São Paulo, Brazil · South America
23.4°S, 46.5°W
São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, asked and answered
- How far is São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro?
- São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro (GRU to GIG) is 336 km, or 209 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro?
- About 55m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro flight take?
- The great circle passes over Brazil. It reaches 23.4°S at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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