# Distance from Blagoveschensk (BQS) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 16,968 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,968 km / 10,543 mi / 9,162 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 8° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 18:45 in Blagoveschensk, it's 06:45 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,821 ft (GRU is higher than BQS)

## Airports

### [Ignatyevo Airport (BQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqs-blagoveschensk-ignatyevo-airport/1ef266df-e559-683e-8927-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blagoveschensk, Russia
- ICAO: UHBB
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 50.430000, 127.410000
- Elevation: 638 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 18:45 in Blagoveschensk, it's 06:45 in Sao Paulo.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ignatyevo Airport (BQS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqs-blagoveschensk-ignatyevo-airport/1ef266df-e559-683e-8927-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)