São Paulo (GRU) to New York (JFK) nonstop flights, and how full they run

3 airlines fly nonstop from São Paulo to New York, 4,762 miles: LATAM Airlines Brasil, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines. The figures below come from the records every airline files with the U.S. government for each flight into or out of the United States.

Emptiest months on this route, all its airlines together: February (80 percent full), November (83 percent full), and March (86 percent full). Fullest: April (93 percent), January (92 percent), and July (92 percent). No month runs 80 percent full or less on every airline here.

Airlines on this route

How full each month runs, by airline

MonthLATAM Airlines BrasilAmerican AirlinesDelta Air Lines
January91 percent full, usually full94 percent full, usually full91 percent full, usually full
February82 percent full, tight82 percent full, tight77 percent full, usually open
March86 percent full, tight89 percent full, tight84 percent full, tight
April92 percent full, usually full94 percent full, usually full92 percent full, usually full
May91 percent full, usually full90 percent full, tight88 percent full, tight
June90 percent full, tight88 percent full, tight87 percent full, tight
July93 percent full, usually full91 percent full, usually full92 percent full, usually full
August90 percent full, tight92 percent full, usually full92 percent full, usually full
September92 percent full, usually full92 percent full, usually full88 percent full, tight
October89 percent full, tight91 percent full, usually full88 percent full, tight
November84 percent full, tight84 percent full, tight81 percent full, tight
December87 percent full, tight92 percent full, usually full90 percent full, tight

Each figure is the average for that month across the recent years on record: usually open is 80 percent full or less, tight is 81 to 90 percent, usually full is over 90 percent. These are how full flights have run, not live seats, standby lists, or fares. Check with your airline before you travel.

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