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YAL to GRU: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Sao Paulo (Guarulhos - Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport)
7,058 mi
11,359 km · 6,133 nm
14h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
7,058 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 18m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
- 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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 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 YAL from GRU?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Sao Paulo (GRU) is 7,058 miles (11,359 km, 6,133 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to GRU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 18m 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 YAL to GRU?
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