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Barcelona to Punta del Este flight path

BCN → PDPBCNPDP
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Punta del Este covers 6,390 miles (10,280 km) — about 12 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Morocco, Brazil and Uruguay. It crosses the Balearic Sea, the Alboran Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 53% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.

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From Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport (PDP) · BCN · PDP

BCNBarcelona
PDPPunta del Este
Great-circle distance
10,280 km
Duration, no wind
12 h 20 min
Over water
53 %
Time difference today
−5 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 Punta del Este?

  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Balearic Sea
  • Alboran Sea
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Patos Lagoon

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Jbel Toubkal

To see Jbel Toubkal (4,165 m), sit on the left: it lies about 58 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Jbel Tidirhine (2,456 m) ≈ 1 h 20 min
  • Fes ≈ 1 h 25 min
  • Jbel Toubkal (4,165 m) ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Recife ≈ 7 h 55 min
  • Maceió ≈ 8 h 10 min
  • Pico da Bandeira (2,890 m) ≈ 9 h 40 min
Right window
  • Mulhacén (3,479 m) ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Rabat ≈ 1 h 35 min
  • Casablanca ≈ 1 h 40 min
  • Salvador ≈ 8 h 40 min
  • Belo Horizonte ≈ 9 h 45 min
  • Pedra da Mina (2,798 m) ≈ 10 h 05 min
  • Guarulhos ≈ 10 h 20 min
  • São Paulo ≈ 10 h 20 min
  • Porto Alegre ≈ 11 h 20 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+0UTC−2UTC−3UTC+2Atlantic OceanIberian PeninsulaHigh AtlasBrazilian HighlandsSerra da MantiquieraJbel Toubkal 4,165 m 58 kmMulhacén 3,479 m 30 kmPico da Bandeira 2,890 m 120 kmPedra da Mina 2,798 m 20 kmJbel Tidirhine 2,456 m 45 kmSão Paulo 101 kmCasablanca 91 kmBelo Horizonte 98 kmSalvador 32 kmRabat 63 kmRecife 14 kmFes 67 kmMaceió 28 kmBCNPDP▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+0UTC−2UTC−3Atlantic OceanIberian PeninsulaAtlas MountainsBrazilian HighlandsSerra da MantiquieraJbel Tidirhine2,456 m · 45 kmFes67 km off routeJbel Toubkal4,165 m · 58 kmRecife14 km off routeMaceió28 km off routePico da Bandeira2,890 m · 120 kmMulhacén3,479 m · 30 kmRabat63 km off routeCasablanca91 km off routeSalvador32 km off routeBelo Horizonte98 km off routePedra da Mina2,798 m · 20 kmGuarulhos97 km off routeSão Paulo101 km off routePorto Alegre46 km off routeBCNPDPUTC+2

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
  2. Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Water starts: Balearic Sea34 km · ≈ 17 min into the flight
  4. Below: Sierra Nevada548 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  5. Mulhacén, 3,479 m — on the right, 30 km away661 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  6. Water starts: Alboran Sea685 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  7. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+0891 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  8. Jbel Tidirhine, 2,456 m — on the left, 45 km away920 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  9. Below: Rif925 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  10. Land again925 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  11. Fes, Morocco — on the left, 67 km away1,020 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  12. Below: Atlas Mountains1,060 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
  13. Rabat, Morocco — on the right, 63 km away1,120 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  14. Casablanca, Morocco — on the right, 91 km away1,210 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
  15. Jbel Toubkal, 4,165 m — on the left, 58 km away1,450 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  16. Below: High Atlas1,470 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  17. Below: Anti-Atlas1,750 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  18. Below: Sahara1,920 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  19. Atlantic Ocean — 3,740 km without land2,910 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  20. Local time below changes: UTC+0 to UTC−25,480 km · ≈ 6 h 35 min into the flight
  21. Local time below changes: UTC−2 to UTC−36,580 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  22. Below: Brazilian Highlands6,650 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  23. Land again6,650 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  24. Recife, Brazil — on the left, 14 km away6,660 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  25. Maceió, Brazil — on the left, 28 km away6,860 km · ≈ 8 h 10 min into the flight
  26. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean7,030 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
  27. Salvador, Brazil — on the right, 32 km away7,330 km · ≈ 8 h 40 min into the flight
  28. Land again7,510 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
  29. Pico da Bandeira, 2,890 m — on the left, 120 km away8,220 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
  30. Belo Horizonte, Brazil — on the right, 98 km away8,290 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
  31. Below: Serra da Mantiquiera8,430 km · ≈ 9 h 55 min into the flight
  32. Pedra da Mina, 2,798 m — on the right, 20 km away8,580 km · ≈ 10 h 05 min into the flight
  33. Guarulhos, Brazil — on the right, 97 km away8,770 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
  34. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean8,770 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
  35. São Paulo, Brazil — on the right, 101 km away8,780 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
  36. Below: Serra do Mar9,290 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
  37. Land again9,290 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
  38. Porto Alegre, Brazil — on the right, 46 km away9,640 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
  39. Water starts: Patos Lagoon9,660 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
  40. Below: Cuchilla Grande10,080 km · ≈ 11 h 50 min into the flight
  41. Landing at Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport10,280 km · ≈ 12 h 05 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

Take-offLanding

Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Arriving in Punta del Este

Punta del Este
Punta del Este · Photo: Jimmy Baikovicius · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 12 h 20 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.

6,390 miles (10,280 km, 5,550 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+2Madrid
891 kmUTC+0Casablanca
5,480 kmUTC−2Noronha
6,580 kmUTC−3Fortaleza

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
  • Valencia (FL245-)
  • Sevilla
  • Casablanca
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Dakar
  • Sal Oceanic
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Atlantico
  • Recife
  • Brasilia
  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Barcelona to Punta del Este?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Punta del Este covers 6,390 miles (10,280 km) — about 12 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Morocco, Brazil and Uruguay. It crosses the Balearic Sea, the Alboran Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 53% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.

What countries do you fly over from Barcelona to Punta del Este?

It passes over or close to Spain, Morocco, Brazil and Uruguay, and crosses the Balearic Sea, the Alboran Sea and 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 Punta del Este?

About 12 h 20 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 Punta del Este by plane?

6,390 miles (10,280 km, 5,550 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?

53% of the route, about 5,450 km. The longest stretch without land is 3,740 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.

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