# Distance from Fort Bliss/El Paso/ (BIF) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 8,849 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,849 km / 5,499 mi / 4,778 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 21:57 in Fort Bliss/El Paso/, it's 00:57 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,488 ft (GRU is lower than BIF)

## Airports

### [Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) Airport (BIF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bif-fort-blissel-paso-biggs-army-air-field-fort-bliss-airport/1ef266df-108d-69b6-a40c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Bliss/El Paso/, United States
- ICAO: KBIF
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 31.850000, -106.380000
- Elevation: 3,947 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 21:57 in Fort Bliss/El Paso/, it's 00:57 in Sao Paulo.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) Airport (BIF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bif-fort-blissel-paso-biggs-army-air-field-fort-bliss-airport/1ef266df-108d-69b6-a40c-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)