# Distance from Atqasuk (ATK) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 13,231 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,231 km / 8,221 mi / 7,144 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 12:55 in Atqasuk, it's 17:55 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,358 ft (GRU is higher than ATK)

## Airports

### [Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport (ATK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atk-atqasuk-atqasuk-edward-burnell-sr-memorial-airport/1ef266df-8851-6312-b98c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atqasuk, United States
- ICAO: PATQ
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 70.470000, -157.440000
- Elevation: 101 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 12:55 in Atqasuk, it's 17:55 in Sao Paulo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport (ATK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atk-atqasuk-atqasuk-edward-burnell-sr-memorial-airport/1ef266df-8851-6312-b98c-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)