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JFK New York ⇄ GRU São Paulo

John F. Kennedy International Airport (United States) and São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (Brazil): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance7,664 km4,762 mi4,138 nautical miles
JFK → GRU9 h 35 minestimated block time
GRU → JFK9 h 55 minestimated block time
Clock change+1 hSão Paulo vs New York, today
Great-circle route from New York (JFK) to São Paulo (GRU)JFKNew YorkGRUSão Paulo
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

JFK → GRU

9 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 153° (SSE).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive São Paulo Sat 7 Nov, 21:35 local.

GRU → JFK

9 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 338° (NNW).

Leave São Paulo Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 17:55 local.

JFK-bound flights are the slower direction by about 20 minutes in our estimate: the route runs partly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance7,664 km · 4,762 mi · 4,138 nmi
Initial heading153° (SSE) from JFK; 338° (NNW) from GRU
Farthest from the equator40.6°N
Crossesthe equator
Share of the longest possible trip38% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

JFKAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
GRUAmerica/Sao_Paulo — UTC−3 now; UTC−3 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceSão Paulo is 1 hour ahead of New York today; +2 h in January and +1 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying JFK → GRU. Your body clock has to move 1 hour earlier, like an eastward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

JFK John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 14,511 ft4,423 m GRU São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International AirportSão Paulo, Brazil · longest runway 12,139 ft3,700 m

More routes from JFK and GRU

JFKBOS New York – Boston 300 km186 mi · 1 h 20 min JFKDEN New York – Denver 2,610 km1,622 mi · 4 h 20 min JFKLHR New York – London 5,540 km3,442 mi · 6 h 50 min JFKMUC New York – Munich 6,481 km4,027 mi · 7 h 50 min JFKNRT New York – Tokyo 10,830 km6,729 mi · 13 h 50 min SINJFK Singapore – New York 15,341 km9,532 mi · 18 h 30 min GRUGIG São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro 336 km209 mi · 1 h 25 min GRUEZE São Paulo – Buenos Aires 1,723 km1,070 mi · 3 h 10 min MIAGRU Miami – São Paulo 6,574 km4,085 mi · 8 h 25 min GRULIS São Paulo – Lisbon 7,935 km4,930 mi · 9 h 55 min GRULHR São Paulo – London 9,460 km5,878 mi · 11 h 30 min DXBGRU Dubai – São Paulo 12,217 km7,591 mi · 15 h 20 min

Routes of a similar length

DFWLHR Dallas–Fort Worth – London 7,627 km4,739 mi · 9 h 05 min SEALHR Seattle – London 7,702 km4,786 mi · 9 h 25 min SEAHND Seattle – Tokyo 7,711 km4,792 mi · 10 h 35 min GIGLIS Rio de Janeiro – Lisbon 7,715 km4,794 mi · 9 h 40 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).