# Distance from Sondok Airport (DSO) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 18,114 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,114 km / 11,256 mi / 9,781 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 341° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (KP) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:35 in Sondok Airport, it's 23:35 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,447 ft (GRU is higher than DSO)

## Airports

### [Sondok Airport (DSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dso-sondok-airport/1ef266e0-1ef7-6bae-8fd9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sondok Airport, KP
- ICAO: ZKSD
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates: 39.750000, 127.470000
- Elevation: 12 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 11:35 in Sondok Airport, it's 23:35 in Sao Paulo.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sondok Airport (DSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dso-sondok-airport/1ef266e0-1ef7-6bae-8fd9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)