# Distance from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Cooper Landing (JLA)

> 12,980 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,980 km / 8,065 mi / 7,008 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 21:44 in Sao Paulo, it's 16:44 in Cooper Landing)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,993 ft (JLA 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

### [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cooper Landing, United States
- ICAO: KJLA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.480000, -149.720000
- Elevation: 466 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 21:44 in Sao Paulo, it's 16:44 in Cooper Landing.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)