# Distance from Arica (ARI) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 2,540 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,540 km / 1,578 mi / 1,372 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Brazil
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 11:57 in Arica, it's 12:57 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,292 ft (GRU is higher than ARI)

## Airports

### [Chacalluta Airport (ARI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ari-arica-chacalluta-airport/1ef266df-979e-66bc-a21c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arica, Chile
- ICAO: SCAR
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -18.350000, -70.340000
- Elevation: 167 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:57 in Arica, it's 12:57 in Sao Paulo.

## Related

- [Chacalluta Airport (ARI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ari-arica-chacalluta-airport/1ef266df-979e-66bc-a21c-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)