Bogota to Barcelona flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Bogota to Barcelona covers 5,290 miles (8,510 km) — about 10 h 15 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Dominica, Portugal and Spain. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 77% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC+2.
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From El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) · BOG · BCN
- Great-circle distance
- 8,510 km
- Duration, no wind
- 10 h 15 min
- Over water
- 77 %
- 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 Bogota to Barcelona?
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Dominica
- Portugal
- Spain
- Caribbean Sea
- Atlantic Ocean
- Sargasso Sea
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Ritacuba Blanco
To see Ritacuba Blanco (5,410 m), sit on the left: it lies about 14 km from the route, ≈ 35 min into the flight.
- Nevado del Ruiz (5,311 m) ≈ 15 min
- Ritacuba Blanco (5,410 m) ≈ 35 min
- Mérida ≈ 50 min
- Pico Bolívar (4,980 m) ≈ 50 min
- Barinas ≈ 55 min
- Barquisimeto ≈ 1 h 10 min
- Valencia ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Zaragoza ≈ 9 h 45 min
- Maracay ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Turmero ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Caracas ≈ 1 h 25 min
- Petare ≈ 1 h 25 min
- Pico Naiguatá (2,765 m) ≈ 1 h 25 min
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 9 h 20 min
- Madrid ≈ 9 h 30 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 El Dorado International Airport
- Below: Cordillera Oriental0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Nevado del Ruiz, 5,311 m — on the left, 103 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Ritacuba Blanco, 5,410 m — on the left, 14 km away285 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Below: Andes341 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Below: Llanos369 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−4397 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Mérida, Venezuela — on the left, 107 km away532 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Pico Bolívar, 4,980 m — on the left, 97 km away539 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Barinas, Venezuela — on the left, 43 km away612 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Barquisimeto, Venezuela — on the left, 102 km away790 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
- Valencia, Venezuela — on the left, 13 km away910 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Maracay, Venezuela — on the right, 8 km away950 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Turmero, Venezuela — on the right, 19 km away958 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean — 6,580 km without land993 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Caracas, Venezuela — on the right, 39 km away1,030 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Petare, Venezuela — on the right, 45 km away1,030 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Pico Naiguatá, 2,765 m — on the right, 42 km away1,040 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles1,080 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies1,730 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC+17,520 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula7,580 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Land again7,580 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+27,780 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 27 km away7,880 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Madrid, Spain — on the right, 34 km away8,020 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
- Zaragoza, Spain — on the left, 68 km away8,270 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
- Landing at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport8,510 km · ≈ 10 h 00 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 Barcelona
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Flight time and distance
About 10 h 15 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.
5,290 miles (8,510 km, 4,600 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−5 | Bogota |
| 397 km | UTC−4 | Caracas |
| 7,520 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 7,780 km | UTC+2 | Madrid |
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.
- Bogota
- Maiquetia
- Piarco
- New York
- Santa Maria
- Lisboa
- Madrid
- Barcelona
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Bogota to Barcelona?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Bogota to Barcelona covers 5,290 miles (8,510 km) — about 10 h 15 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Dominica, Portugal and Spain. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 77% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from Bogota to Barcelona?
It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Dominica, Portugal and Spain, and crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Bogota to Barcelona?
About 10 h 15 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 Bogota from Barcelona by plane?
5,290 miles (8,510 km, 4,600 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?
77% of the route, about 6,580 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,580 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.