Barcelona to Tijuana flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Tijuana covers 6,030 miles (9,700 km) — about 11 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, France, Canada, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea: 47% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−7.
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From Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ) · BCN · TIJ
- Great-circle distance
- 9,700 km
- Duration, no wind
- 11 h 40 min
- Over water
- 47 %
- Time difference today
- −9 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 Tijuana?
- Spain
- France
- Canada
- United States
- Mexico
- Bay of Biscay
- Atlantic Ocean
- Labrador Sea
- James Bay
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Peale
To see Mount Peale (3,877 m), sit on the left: it lies about 60 km from the route, ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight.
- Bilbao ≈ 45 min
- Mount Peale (3,877 m) ≈ 10 h 20 min
- Mexicali ≈ 11 h 15 min
- Coma Pedrosa (2,943 m) ≈ 25 min
- Aneto (3,404 m) ≈ 30 min
- Black Elk Peak (2,207 m) ≈ 9 h 25 min
- San Gorgonio Mountain (3,505 m) ≈ 11 h 15 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
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, 71 km away136 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Aneto, 3,404 m — on the right, 32 km away186 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Below: Pyrenees194 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Bay of Biscay and Atlantic Ocean — 4,370 km without land388 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Bilbao, Spain — on the left, 103 km away454 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC−34,660 km · ≈ 5 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Labrador4,760 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
- Land again4,760 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−44,920 km · ≈ 5 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Canadian Shield4,980 km · ≈ 6 h 00 min into the flight
- Water starts: James Bay5,920 km · ≈ 7 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Akimiski Island6,050 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
- Land again6,150 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−56,790 km · ≈ 8 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Laurentian Upland7,050 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Central Lowlands7,120 km · ≈ 8 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Great Plains7,470 km · ≈ 8 h 50 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−67,730 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Black Elk Peak, 2,207 m — on the right, 65 km away7,990 km · ≈ 9 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Rocky Mountains8,220 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Colorado Plateau8,540 km · ≈ 10 h 05 min into the flight
- Mount Peale, 3,877 m — on the left, 60 km away8,750 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Grand Canyon9,030 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−6 to UTC−79,060 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Great Basin9,380 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Sonoran Desert9,450 km · ≈ 11 h 05 min into the flight
- San Gorgonio Mountain, 3,505 m — on the right, 105 km away9,570 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
- Mexicali, Mexico — on the left, 100 km away9,600 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
- Landing at General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport9,700 km · ≈ 11 h 25 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 Tijuana
Flight time and distance
About 11 h 40 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.
6,030 miles (9,700 km, 5,240 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 |
| 4,660 km | UTC−3 | Goose Bay |
| 4,920 km | UTC−4 | Toronto |
| 6,790 km | UTC−5 | Winnipeg |
| 7,730 km | UTC−6 | Denver |
| 9,060 km | UTC−7 | Phoenix |
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
- Bordeaux
- Brest
- Shanwick Oceanic
- Shannon
- Shanwick Oceanic
- Gander Oceanic
- Moncton
- Montreal
- Edmonton
- Winnipeg
- Minneapolis
- Denver
- Salt Lake
- Denver
- Los Angeles
- Mexico
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Barcelona to Tijuana?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Barcelona to Tijuana covers 6,030 miles (9,700 km) — about 11 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, France, Canada, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea: 47% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−7.
What countries do you fly over from Barcelona to Tijuana?
It passes over or close to Spain, France, Canada, the United States and Mexico, and crosses the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Barcelona to Tijuana?
About 11 h 40 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 Tijuana by plane?
6,030 miles (9,700 km, 5,240 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?
47% of the route, about 4,590 km. The longest stretch without land is 4,370 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.