# Distance from Champaign/Urbana (CMI) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 8,281 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,281 km / 5,146 mi / 4,472 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 14:22 in Champaign/Urbana, it's 16:22 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,704 ft (GRU is higher than CMI)

## Airports

### [University Of Illinois/Willard Airport (CMI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cmi-champaignurbana-university-of-illinoiswillard-airport/1ef266df-145c-6b14-b46a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Champaign/Urbana, United States
- ICAO: KCMI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 40.040000, -88.280000
- Elevation: 755 ft

### [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://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

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:22 in Champaign/Urbana, it's 16:22 in Sao Paulo.

## Related

- [University Of Illinois/Willard Airport (CMI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cmi-champaignurbana-university-of-illinoiswillard-airport/1ef266df-145c-6b14-b46a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)