Barcelona to Lima flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Lima covers 6,220 miles (10,010 km) — about 12 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Guyana, Brazil and Peru. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 61% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−5.
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From Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) · BCN · LIM
- Great-circle distance
- 10,010 km
- Duration, no wind
- 12 h 00 min
- Over water
- 61 %
- Time difference today
- −7 h
The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.
What countries do you fly over from Barcelona to Lima?
- Spain
- Portugal
- Guyana
- Brazil
- Peru
- Atlantic Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico Almanzor
To see Pico Almanzor (2,592 m), sit on the right: it lies about 88 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight.
- Boa Vista ≈ 8 h 55 min
- Madrid ≈ 50 min
- Carabanchel ≈ 50 min
- Latina ≈ 50 min
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Lisbon ≈ 1 h 25 min
- Pucallpa ≈ 11 h 10 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
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- Take-off from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
- Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Madrid, Spain — on the right, 57 km away493 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Carabanchel, Spain — on the right, 55 km away495 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Latina, Spain — on the right, 56 km away497 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 88 km away626 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1834 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- Lisbon, Portugal — on the right, 54 km away996 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Atlantic Ocean — 6,040 km without land1,000 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Guiana Highlands7,040 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
- Land again7,040 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−47,040 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Guiana Highlands7,200 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
- Boa Vista, Brazil — on the left, 51 km away7,550 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Serra de Curupira7,900 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Amazon basin7,970 km · ≈ 9 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Selva8,870 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−58,870 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Pucallpa, Peru — on the right, 108 km away9,520 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental9,640 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Andes9,810 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Occidental9,910 km · ≈ 11 h 40 min into the flight
- Landing at Jorge Chávez International Airport10,010 km · ≈ 11 h 45 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
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Arriving in Lima
Flight time and distance
About 12 h 00 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
6,220 miles (10,010 km, 5,400 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC+2 | Madrid |
| 834 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 7,040 km | UTC−4 | Guyana |
| 8,870 km | UTC−5 | Eirunepe |
Airspace (FIRs) along the route
Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.
- Barcelona
- Madrid
- Sevilla
- Lisboa
- Santa Maria
- Piarco Oceanic
- Paramaribo
- Georgetown
- Amazonico
- Lima
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Barcelona to Lima?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Lima covers 6,220 miles (10,010 km) — about 12 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Guyana, Brazil and Peru. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 61% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−5.
What countries do you fly over from Barcelona to Lima?
It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Guyana, Brazil and Peru, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Barcelona to Lima?
About 12 h 00 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
How far is Barcelona from Lima by plane?
6,220 miles (10,010 km, 5,400 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
How much of the flight is over water?
61% of the route, about 6,100 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,040 km.
Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?
It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.
Does GPS work in airplane mode?
Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.
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How this was calculated
The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.