# Distance from Atar (ATR) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 6,083 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,083 km / 3,780 mi / 3,285 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 23:51 in Atar, it's 20:51 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,725 ft (GRU is higher than ATR)

## Airports

### [Atar International Airport (ATR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atr-atar-atar-international-airport/1ef266de-e957-66bc-8d77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atar, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQPA
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 20.510000, -13.040000
- Elevation: 734 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:51 in Atar, it's 20:51 in Sao Paulo.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Atar International Airport (ATR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atr-atar-atar-international-airport/1ef266de-e957-66bc-8d77-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)