# Distance from Akola Airport (AKD) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 14,225 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,225 km / 8,839 mi / 7,681 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 19:11 in Akola Airport, it's 10:41 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,460 ft (GRU is higher than AKD)

## Airports

### [Akola Airport (AKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akd-akola-airport/1ef266df-eece-60cc-86da-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Akola Airport, India
- ICAO: VAAK
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 20.700000, 77.060000
- Elevation: 999 ft

### [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- ICAO: SBGR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -23.440000, -46.470000
- Elevation: 2,459 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:11 in Akola Airport, it's 10:41 in Sao Paulo.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Akola Airport (AKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akd-akola-airport/1ef266df-eece-60cc-86da-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)