- Great circle
- 6,574 km
- 4,085 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 8h 40m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 25.8°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 16.4%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 100th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Miami the path crosses 575 km of open water, then Cuba, then 1,052 km of open water, then Venezuela, then Brazil.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 25.8°N, 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.
It arrives on almost the heading it left on — south-east at both ends. The two airports sit at nearly mirrored latitudes, so the arc climbs away from the equator and falls back to it by the same amount, and the compass ends up where it started.
GRU
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro
São Paulo, Brazil · South America
23.4°S, 46.5°W
Miami to São Paulo, asked and answered
- How far is Miami to São Paulo?
- Miami to São Paulo (MIA to GRU) is 6,574 km, or 4,085 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Miami to São Paulo?
- About 8h 40m 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 Miami to São Paulo flight take?
- The great circle passes over 575 km of open water, then Cuba, then 1,052 km of open water, then Venezuela, then Brazil. It reaches 25.8°N 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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