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DRA to GRU: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Sao Paulo (Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport)
6,139 mi
9,881 km · 5,335 nm
12h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,139 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 30m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
- GRU — Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport · Sao Paulo, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Near GRU
- CGH · Congonhas Airport18 mi away
- BJP · Estadual Arthur Siqueira Airport32 mi away
- SSZ · Base Aérea de Santos Airport36 mi away
- SJK · Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from GRU?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Sao Paulo (GRU) is 6,139 miles (9,881 km, 5,335 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to GRU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRA to GRU?
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