AirportsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport is a large airport serving São Paulo, in Brazil. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GRU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GRU
- ICAO code
- SBGR
- City
- São Paulo
- State or region
- São Paulo
- Country
- Brazil
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 23.4313° S, 46.4700° W
- Elevation
- 750 m (2,461 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,700 m (12,139 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GRU means São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: SBGR. ICAO codes that begin with S belong to South America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 23.4313° S, 46.4700° W. It stands 750 metres (2,461 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Sao Paulo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,700 metres (12,139 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 129 airports of Brazil on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L/28R | 3,700 m 12,139 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10R/28L | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre AirportSão Paulo | CGH | 29 km |
| Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf AirportSão José Dos Campos | SJK | 66 km |
| Viracopos International AirportCampinas | VCP | 83 km |
| Sorocaba AirportSorocaba | SOD | 104 km |
| Araraquara AirportAraraquara | AQA | 248 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,396 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,755 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,217 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,460 km | 11 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 7,664 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,919 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,995 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 18,539 km | 22 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,368 km | 16 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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