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

3 airlines fly nonstop from New York to São Paulo, 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: April (81 percent full), August (84 percent full), and March (86 percent full). Fullest: July (93 percent), November (92 percent), and December (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
January89 percent full, tight92 percent full, usually full92 percent full, usually full
February90 percent full, tight90 percent full, tight93 percent full, usually full
March86 percent full, tight85 percent full, tight87 percent full, tight
April85 percent full, tight80 percent full, usually open77 percent full, usually open
May89 percent full, tight90 percent full, tight90 percent full, tight
June89 percent full, tight86 percent full, tight88 percent full, tight
July93 percent full, usually full93 percent full, usually full94 percent full, usually full
August87 percent full, tight81 percent full, tight84 percent full, tight
September90 percent full, tight83 percent full, tight86 percent full, tight
October90 percent full, tight89 percent full, tight91 percent full, usually full
November92 percent full, usually full91 percent full, usually full93 percent full, usually full
December90 percent full, tight93 percent full, usually full94 percent full, usually full

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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