# Distance from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Cold Bay (PML)

> 13,636 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,636 km / 8,473 mi / 7,363 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 06:19 in Sao Paulo, it's 01:19 in Cold Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,439 ft (PML 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

### [Port Moller Airport (PML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pml-cold-bay-port-moller-airport/1ef266df-8590-6a38-b45c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cold Bay, United States
- ICAO: PAAL
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 56.010000, -160.560000
- Elevation: 20 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 06:19 in Sao Paulo, it's 01:19 in Cold Bay.
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)
- [Port Moller Airport (PML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pml-cold-bay-port-moller-airport/1ef266df-8590-6a38-b45c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)