- Great circle
- 15,995 km
- 9,939 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 20h 23m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 40.0°S
- at 36% along
- One lap of Earth
- 39.9%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 1st longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From São Paulo the path crosses 15,395 km of open water, then Indonesia.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 40.0°S, 36% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 16,514 km. That is 519 km further, about 3% more, and roughly 39m of extra flying.
Leaving São Paulo the aircraft points south-east (123°); it arrives into Singapore heading north-east (50°). That is 73° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
GRU
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro
São Paulo, Brazil · South America
23.4°S, 46.5°W
São Paulo to Singapore, asked and answered
- How far is São Paulo to Singapore?
- São Paulo to Singapore (GRU to SIN) is 15,995 km, or 9,939 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from São Paulo to Singapore?
- About 20h 23m 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 Singapore flight take?
- The great circle passes over 15,395 km of open water, then Indonesia. It reaches 40.0°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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