Flights Sao Paulo → Newark
GRU → EWR
Route overview
The flight route operates from São Paulo, where the airport opened in 1985, to Newark, with service beginning at a later date. The destination airport in Newark handles over forty-three million passengers annually and has been operational since 2001. This route is typically served by a Boeing 767-400 aircraft.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Sao Paulo (GRU) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Sao Paulo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sao Paulo (GRU) to Newark (EWR) heads north for about 7,684 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 2m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sao Paulo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating GRU-EWR
Airports
Frequently asked questions about GRU-EWR
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The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
