Nonstop flight route between Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil and Munich, Bavaria, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil and Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,125 miles (or 9,857 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport and Munich Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRU / SBGR |
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Location: | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°26'8"S by 46°28'23"W |
Area Served: | São Paulo |
Operator/Owner: | Invepar-ACSA |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 2459 feet (750 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRU |
More Information: | GRU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUC / EDDM |
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Location: | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°21'14"N by 11°47'9"E |
Area Served: | Munich, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1487 feet (453 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MUC |
More Information: | MUC Maps & Info |
Facts about São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU):
- São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport handled 36,460,923 passengers last year.
- In Brazil the airport was ranked first in terms of transported passengers, aircraft operations, and cargo handled in 2012, placing it as the busiest airport in Latin America by passenger traffic.
- São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport", another name for GRU is "Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro".
- Gol Airlines and TAM Airlines offer for their passengers free bus transfers between Guarulhos and Congonhas airports at regular times.
- On June 6, 1967, in response the growth of the air traffic in Brazil, the Brazilian military government initiated studies concerning the renovation of the airport infrastructure in Brazil.
- The furthest airport from São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (meaning São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,218 miles (19,663 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In 1989 the runways were extended and the terminals renovated, enlarged, and had their capacity increased from 7.5 million to 8.25 million passengers/year.
- The closest airport to São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) is São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SW of GRU.
- The airport is located 25 km from downtown São Paulo.
- In order to relieve the acute overcrowding at Terminals 1 and 2, Infraero announced on May 17, 2011 that the former cargo terminals of defunct airlines VASP and Transbrasil, later used by Federal Agencies, would undergo renovations and adaptations for use as domestic passenger terminals with remote boarding.
Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):
- The furthest airport from Munich Airport (MUC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,933 miles (19,204 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.
- Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
- While Terminal 1 still has plenty of capacity left – in 2007, it only handled about 9 m passengers – the extension of Terminal 2 is required by Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners to allow easy transfers within a single terminal.
- Due to the rapid increase in traffic Munich is currently slot constrained and a third runway is now being planned.
- Munich Airport, is the international airport of Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria in Germany.
- Terminal 1 currently handles all flights from airlines that are not members of Star Alliance.
- Most of the airport's facilities are located in the area between the two runways.
- The Munich Airport Centre is a shopping, business and recreation area that connects the two terminals.
- In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".