# Distance from Dobo-Kobror Island (DOB) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 16,766 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,766 km / 10,418 mi / 9,053 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 179° (south)
- **Return heading**: 181° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 17:28 in Dobo-Kobror Island, it's 05:28 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,444 ft (GRU is higher than DOB)

## Airports

### [Dobo Airport (DOB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dob-dobo-kobror-island-dobo-airport/1ef266df-fa3d-62e6-a0aa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dobo-Kobror Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAPD
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -5.770000, 134.210000
- Elevation: 15 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 17:28 in Dobo-Kobror Island, it's 05:28 in Sao Paulo.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dobo Airport (DOB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dob-dobo-kobror-island-dobo-airport/1ef266df-fa3d-62e6-a0aa-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)