# Distance from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Lifuka (HPA)

> 12,597 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,597 km / 7,828 mi / 6,802 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Tonga
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 00:24 in Sao Paulo, it's 16:24 in Lifuka)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,428 ft (HPA is lower than GRU)

## Airports

### [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

### [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lifuka, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTL
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -19.780000, -174.340000
- Elevation: 31 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 00:24 in Sao Paulo, it's 16:24 in Lifuka.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)