# Distance from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Suai (UAI)

> 16,266 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,266 km / 10,107 mi / 8,783 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 194° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Timor-Leste
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 12:38 in Sao Paulo, it's 00:38 in Suai)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,363 ft (UAI 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

### [Suai Airport (UAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uai-suai-suai-airport/1ef266df-ff91-67a6-8207-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Suai, Timor-Leste
- ICAO: WPDB
- Timezone: Asia/Dili
- Coordinates: -9.300000, 125.290000
- Elevation: 96 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 12:38 in Sao Paulo, it's 00:38 in Suai.
With a 12-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)
- [Suai Airport (UAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uai-suai-suai-airport/1ef266df-ff91-67a6-8207-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)