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GRU to PLU: distance & flight time
Sao Paulo (Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport) → Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport)
296 mi
476 km · 257 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
296 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GRU — Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport · Sao Paulo, Brazil
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GRU from PLU?
The flight distance from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Belo Horizonte (PLU) is 296 miles (476 km, 257 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRU to PLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 GRU to PLU?
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