# Distance from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Lompoc (VBG)

> 10,137 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,137 km / 6,299 mi / 5,473 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 15:45 in Sao Paulo, it's 11:45 in Lompoc)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,091 ft (VBG 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

### [Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport (VBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbg-lompoc-vandenberg-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-3e61-6ce8-ba8c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lompoc, United States
- ICAO: KVBG
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.740000, -120.580000
- Elevation: 368 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 15:45 in Sao Paulo, it's 11:45 in Lompoc.
The 4-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)
- [Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport (VBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbg-lompoc-vandenberg-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-3e61-6ce8-ba8c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)