# Distance from Grootfontein (GFY) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 6,640 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,640 km / 4,126 mi / 3,585 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Namibia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 03:02 in Grootfontein, it's 22:02 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,177 ft (GRU is lower than GFY)

## Airports

### [Grootfontein Airport (GFY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfy-grootfontein-grootfontein-airport/1ef266de-e0ef-60a6-bbc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grootfontein, Namibia
- ICAO: FYGF
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -19.600000, 18.120000
- Elevation: 4,636 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 03:02 in Grootfontein, it's 22:02 in Sao Paulo.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Grootfontein Airport (GFY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfy-grootfontein-grootfontein-airport/1ef266de-e0ef-60a6-bbc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)