Flights London → Sao Paulo
LHR → GRU
Route overview
This flight route connects London to São Paulo, featuring a perfect on-time performance with an average arrival four minutes and thirty seconds ahead of schedule over the past fourteen flights. The destination airport, which opened in 1985, handles nearly forty-two million passengers annually and is served by aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-300 on this route.
The London (LHR) → Sao Paulo (GRU) route is operated by British Airways. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sao Paulo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Sao Paulo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Sao Paulo (GRU) heads south-west for about 9,460 km, a flight time of roughly 12h 15m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of LHR-GRU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Sao Paulo it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked LHR-GRU flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -5 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
Airlines operating LHR-GRU
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-GRU
On the London (LHR) -> Sao Paulo (GRU) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -5 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Sao Paulo is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: British Airways.
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The London-Sao Paulo route is about 9,460 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £520, barring extraordinary circumstances.
