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Barcelona to Santiago flight path

BCN → SCLBCNSCL
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 Santiago covers 6,930 miles (11,150 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. It crosses 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 Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · BCN · SCL

BCNBarcelona
SCLSantiago
Great-circle distance
11,150 km
Duration, no wind
13 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 Santiago?

  • Spain
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aconcagua

To see Aconcagua (6,959 m), sit on the right: it lies about 10 km from the route, ≈ 12 h 55 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Valencia ≈ 35 min
  • Mulhacén (3,479 m) ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Málaga ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Tétouan ≈ 1 h 15 min
  • Tangier ≈ 1 h 20 min
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ≈ 2 h 45 min
  • Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 13 h 00 min
  • Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 13 h 05 min
Right window
  • Córdoba ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Sevilla ≈ 1 h 10 min
  • Teide (3,718 m) ≈ 2 h 50 min
  • Rondonópolis ≈ 10 h 15 min
  • Santiago del Estero ≈ 12 h 05 min
  • Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 12 h 55 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 h12 hUTC−3UTC−4UTC−3UTC+2Atlantic OceanIberian PeninsulaCanary IslandsCaatingaMato Grosso PlateauGran ChacoAconcagua 6,959 m 10 kmTupungato Volcano 6,550 m 62 kmTeide 3,718 m 48 kmCerro Cantillana 2,281 m 35 kmTangier 57 kmSevilla 89 kmMálaga 56 kmTétouan 98 kmLas Palmas de Gran Canaria 51 kmCórdoba 63 kmRondonópolis 94 kmSantiago del Estero 1 kmBCNSCL▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC−3UTC−4UTC−3Atlantic OceanIberian PeninsulaCanary IslandsCaatingaMato Grosso PlateauChaco BorealPampasAndesValencia38 km off routeMulhacén3,479 m · 91 kmMálaga56 km off routeTétouan98 km off routeTangier57 km off routeLas Palmas de Gran C…51 km off routeTupungato Volcano6,550 m · 62 kmCórdoba63 km off routeSevilla89 km off routeTeide3,718 m · 48 kmRondonópolis94 km off routeSantiago del Estero1 km off routeAconcagua6,959 m · 10 kmBCNSCLUTC+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. Valencia, Spain — on the left, 38 km away288 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  4. Below: Sierra Morena520 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  5. Mulhacén, 3,479 m — on the left, 91 km away656 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  6. Below: Sierra Nevada669 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  7. Córdoba, Spain — on the right, 63 km away695 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  8. Málaga, Spain — on the left, 56 km away755 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  9. Sevilla, Spain — on the right, 89 km away812 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  10. Tétouan, Morocco — on the left, 98 km away902 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  11. Tangier, Morocco — on the left, 57 km away918 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  12. Atlantic Ocean — 5,720 km without land929 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  13. Below: Canary Islands2,010 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  14. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain — on the left, 51 km away2,160 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
  15. Teide, 3,718 m — on the right, 48 km away2,230 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC−36,620 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  17. Below: Caatinga6,650 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  18. Below: Brazilian Highlands6,880 km · ≈ 8 h 10 min into the flight
  19. Below: Mato Grosso Plateau7,880 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
  20. Below: Serra Dourada7,920 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
  21. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−48,100 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
  22. Rondonópolis, Brazil — on the right, 94 km away8,670 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
  23. Below: Pantanal8,850 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
  24. Below: Chaco Boreal9,330 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
  25. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−39,330 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
  26. Below: Gran Chaco9,700 km · ≈ 11 h 25 min into the flight
  27. Below: Chaco Austral9,920 km · ≈ 11 h 40 min into the flight
  28. Below: Pampas10,220 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  29. Santiago del Estero, Argentina — on the right, 1 km away10,270 km · ≈ 12 h 05 min into the flight
  30. Below: Andes10,700 km · ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight
  31. Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the right, 10 km away11,040 km · ≈ 12 h 55 min into the flight
  32. Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the left, 62 km away11,080 km · ≈ 13 h 00 min into the flight
  33. Landing at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport11,150 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
  34. Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the left, 35 km away11,150 km · ≈ 13 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 Santiago

Santiago
Santiago · Photo: Omnespsx ( D • ES ) · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 13 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.

6,930 miles (11,150 km, 6,020 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
6,620 kmUTC−3Fortaleza
8,100 kmUTC−4Cuiaba
9,330 kmUTC−3Asuncion

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-)
  • Madrid
  • Sevilla
  • Agadir
  • Canarias
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Sal Oceanic
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Atlantico
  • Recife
  • Atlantico
  • Amazonico
  • Brasilia
  • Amazonico
  • Curitiba
  • Asuncion
  • Resistencia
  • Cordoba
  • Mendoza
  • Santiago

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Barcelona to Santiago?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Santiago covers 6,930 miles (11,150 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. It crosses 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 Santiago?

It passes over or close to Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Chile, 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 Santiago?

About 13 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 Santiago by plane?

6,930 miles (11,150 km, 6,020 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 5,870 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,720 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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