Airport comparison · CGH vs GRU
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre (CGH) vs São Paulo (GRU)
In short
Congonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport (CGH) is 8 km (5 mi) south-southwest of central São Paulo; São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) is 21 km (13 mi) northeast.
The two airports are 29 km (18 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies both as large airports.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for São Paulo; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| CGHCongonhas–Deputado Freitas Nobre Airport | GRUSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central São Paulo | 8 km (5 mi) | 21 km (13 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | SSW (200°) | NE (49°) |
| OurAirports class | Large | Large |
| Longest runway | 1,940 m (6,365 ft) | 3,700 m (12,139 ft) |
| Runways | 2 | 2 |
| Elevation | 802 m (2,631 ft) | 750 m (2,461 ft) |
| Country | Brazil | Brazil |
The two airports are 29 km (18 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
CGH is 13 km (8 mi) closer to central São Paulo than GRU, measured in a straight line from the city point.
How we calculated this: Difference of great-circle distances from the Natural Earth city point.
GRU's longest runway is 5,774 ft (1,760 m) longer than CGH's.
How we calculated this: Difference of OurAirports longest runway lengths.
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