Barcelona to Mexico City flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Mexico City covers 5,890 miles (9,480 km) — about 11 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound: 81% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−6.
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From Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) · BCN · MEX
- Great-circle distance
- 9,480 km
- Duration, no wind
- 11 h 25 min
- Over water
- 81 %
- Time difference today
- −8 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 Mexico City?
- Spain
- United States
- Mexico
- Bay of Biscay
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pamlico Sound
- Gulf of Mexico
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Popocatépetl
To see Popocatépetl (5,420 m), sit on the left: it lies about 65 km from the route, ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight.
- Zaragoza ≈ 30 min
- Moncayo Massif (2,313 m) ≈ 35 min
- A Coruña ≈ 1 h 15 min
- Popocatépetl (5,420 m) ≈ 11 h 10 min
- Coma Pedrosa (2,943 m) ≈ 20 min
- Aneto (3,404 m) ≈ 25 min
- Gasteiz / Vitoria ≈ 45 min
- Bilbao ≈ 45 min
- Torre Cerredo (2,648 m) ≈ 55 min
- Gijón ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Pachuca de Soto ≈ 11 h 05 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
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See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
- Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Coma Pedrosa, 2,943 m — on the right, 114 km away102 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Aneto, 3,404 m — on the right, 96 km away163 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Zaragoza, Spain — on the left, 50 km away244 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Moncayo Massif, 2,313 m — on the left, 64 km away324 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Gasteiz / Vitoria, Spain — on the right, 26 km away428 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Bilbao, Spain — on the right, 63 km away462 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Below: Cantabrian Mountains506 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Torre Cerredo, 2,648 m — on the right, 9 km away607 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Gijón, Spain — on the right, 26 km away682 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Bay of Biscay and Atlantic Ocean — 5,810 km without land853 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- A Coruña, Spain — on the left, 51 km away889 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Atlantic coastal plain6,570 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC−46,570 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
- Land again6,670 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−57,650 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Gulf of Mexico — 1,580 km without land7,680 km · ≈ 9 h 05 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−47,680 km · ≈ 9 h 05 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−69,230 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Sierra Madre Oriental9,350 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Pachuca de Soto, Mexico — on the right, 32 km away9,400 km · ≈ 11 h 05 min into the flight
- Popocatépetl, 5,420 m — on the left, 65 km away9,480 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
- Landing at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport9,480 km · ≈ 11 h 10 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 Mexico City
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Flight time and distance
About 11 h 25 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.
5,890 miles (9,480 km, 5,120 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 |
| 6,570 km | UTC−4 | New York |
| 7,650 km | UTC−5 | Chicago |
| 7,680 km | UTC−4 | New York |
| 9,230 km | UTC−6 | Mexico City |
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
- Santa Maria
- Shanwick Oceanic
- Gander Oceanic
- New York
- Washington
- Jacksonville
- Houston
- Mexico
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Barcelona to Mexico City?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Mexico City covers 5,890 miles (9,480 km) — about 11 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound: 81% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−6.
What countries do you fly over from Barcelona to Mexico City?
It passes over or close to Spain, the United States and Mexico, and crosses the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Barcelona to Mexico City?
About 11 h 25 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 Mexico City by plane?
5,890 miles (9,480 km, 5,120 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?
81% of the route, about 7,650 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,810 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.