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Buenos Aires to Chongqing flight path

AEP → CKGAEPCKG
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 Buenos Aires to Chongqing covers 11,500 miles (18,510 km) — about 21 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, the Comoros, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and People's Republic of China. It crosses Río de la Plata, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mozambique Channel: 71% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+8.

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From Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) · AEP · CKG

AEPBuenos Aires
CKGChongqing
Great-circle distance
18,510 km
Duration, no wind
21 h 45 min
Over water
71 %
Time difference today
+11 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 Buenos Aires to Chongqing?

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
  • Namibia
  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
  • Comoros
  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Myanmar
  • People's Republic of China
  • Río de la Plata
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Mozambique Channel
  • Indian Ocean
  • Arabian Sea
  • Laccadive Sea
  • Bay of Bengal

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Laotzyunshan

To see Laotzyunshan (4,500 m), sit on the left: it lies about 25 km from the route, ≈ 20 h 40 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Montevideo ≈ 30 min
  • Mount Nyangani (2,592 m) ≈ 10 h 35 min
  • Kartala (2,361 m) ≈ 12 h 05 min
  • Vijayawada ≈ 18 h 05 min
  • Visakhapatnam ≈ 18 h 25 min
  • Rasapūdipalem ≈ 18 h 25 min
  • Laotzyunshan (4,500 m) ≈ 20 h 40 min
  • Zigong ≈ 21 h 20 min
  • Neijiang ≈ 21 h 20 min
Right window
  • Monte Binga (2,436 m) ≈ 10 h 30 min
  • Mysuru ≈ 17 h 20 min
  • Bengaluru ≈ 17 h 30 min
  • Chattogram ≈ 19 h 35 min
  • Kennedy Peak (2,703 m) ≈ 19 h 50 min
  • Luzhou ≈ 21 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 h12 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC+2UTC+3UTC+4UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+6:30UTC+8UTC−3Río de la PlataMozambique ChannelBay of BengalKaras MountainsLaotzyunshan 4,500 m 25 kmKennedy Peak 2,703 m 28 kmMount Nyangani 2,592 m 108 kmMonte Binga 2,436 m 44 kmKartala 2,361 m 58 kmBengaluru 46 kmChattogram 20 kmRasapūdipalem 34 kmZigong 40 kmNeijiang 53 kmVijayawada 83 kmLuzhou 32 kmMysuru 46 kmAEPCKG▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC+2UTC+3UTC+4UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+6:30UTC+8Río de la PlataMozambique ChannelBay of BengalKaras MountainsMount NyanganiChin HillsMontevideo20 km off routeMount Nyangani2,592 m · 108 kmKartala2,361 m · 58 kmVijayawada83 km off routeVisakhapatnam36 km off routeRasapūdipalem34 km off routeLaotzyunshan4,500 m · 25 kmZigong40 km off routeMonte Binga2,436 m · 44 kmMysuru46 km off routeBengaluru46 km off routeChattogram20 km off routeKennedy Peak2,703 m · 28 kmLuzhou32 km off routeAEPCKGUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
  2. Río de la Plata and Atlantic Ocean — 6,910 km without land62 km · ≈ 19 min into the flight
  3. Montevideo, Uruguay — on the left, 20 km away206 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  4. Land again6,970 km · ≈ 8 h 15 min into the flight
  5. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+26,970 km · ≈ 8 h 15 min into the flight
  6. Below: Karas Mountains7,100 km · ≈ 8 h 25 min into the flight
  7. Below: Kalahari Desert7,400 km · ≈ 8 h 45 min into the flight
  8. Below: Mount Nyangani8,890 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
  9. Monte Binga, 2,436 m — on the right, 44 km away8,910 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
  10. Mount Nyangani, 2,592 m — on the left, 108 km away8,980 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
  11. Mozambique Channel and Indian Ocean — 4,810 km without land9,930 km · ≈ 11 h 40 min into the flight
  12. Below: Comoros10,300 km · ≈ 12 h 05 min into the flight
  13. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+310,300 km · ≈ 12 h 05 min into the flight
  14. Kartala, 2,361 m — on the left, 58 km away10,320 km · ≈ 12 h 05 min into the flight
  15. Below: Seychelles10,670 km · ≈ 12 h 30 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+411,660 km · ≈ 13 h 40 min into the flight
  17. Local time below changes: UTC+4 to UTC+5:3014,320 km · ≈ 16 h 40 min into the flight
  18. Below: Laccadive Islands14,380 km · ≈ 16 h 45 min into the flight
  19. Below: Western Ghats14,750 km · ≈ 17 h 10 min into the flight
  20. Land again14,750 km · ≈ 17 h 10 min into the flight
  21. Mysuru, India — on the right, 46 km away14,860 km · ≈ 17 h 20 min into the flight
  22. Below: Indian subcontinent14,870 km · ≈ 17 h 20 min into the flight
  23. Below: Deccan Plateau14,930 km · ≈ 17 h 25 min into the flight
  24. Bengaluru, India — on the right, 46 km away14,990 km · ≈ 17 h 30 min into the flight
  25. Below: Eastern Ghats15,180 km · ≈ 17 h 40 min into the flight
  26. Water starts: Bay of Bengal15,360 km · ≈ 17 h 55 min into the flight
  27. Vijayawada, India — on the left, 83 km away15,490 km · ≈ 18 h 05 min into the flight
  28. Land again15,610 km · ≈ 18 h 10 min into the flight
  29. Bay of Bengal — 1,170 km without land15,670 km · ≈ 18 h 15 min into the flight
  30. Visakhapatnam, India — on the left, 36 km away15,780 km · ≈ 18 h 25 min into the flight
  31. Rasapūdipalem, India — on the left, 34 km away15,800 km · ≈ 18 h 25 min into the flight
  32. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+616,600 km · ≈ 19 h 20 min into the flight
  33. Chattogram, Bangladesh — on the right, 20 km away16,820 km · ≈ 19 h 35 min into the flight
  34. Land again16,850 km · ≈ 19 h 35 min into the flight
  35. Local time below changes: UTC+6 to UTC+5:3016,910 km · ≈ 19 h 40 min into the flight
  36. Below: Chin Hills16,970 km · ≈ 19 h 45 min into the flight
  37. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+6:3017,030 km · ≈ 19 h 50 min into the flight
  38. Kennedy Peak, 2,703 m — on the right, 28 km away17,050 km · ≈ 19 h 50 min into the flight
  39. Below: Naga hills17,090 km · ≈ 19 h 55 min into the flight
  40. Below: Mainland Southeast Asia17,150 km · ≈ 20 h 00 min into the flight
  41. Below: Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau17,650 km · ≈ 20 h 30 min into the flight
  42. Local time below changes: UTC+6:30 to UTC+817,650 km · ≈ 20 h 30 min into the flight
  43. Laotzyunshan, 4,500 m — on the left, 25 km away17,750 km · ≈ 20 h 40 min into the flight
  44. Below: Sichuan Basin18,260 km · ≈ 21 h 15 min into the flight
  45. Zigong, People's Republic of China — on the left, 40 km away18,330 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
  46. Luzhou, People's Republic of China — on the right, 32 km away18,360 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
  47. Neijiang, People's Republic of China — on the left, 53 km away18,370 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
  48. Landing at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport18,510 km · ≈ 21 h 30 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

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Flight time and distance

About 21 h 45 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.

11,500 miles (18,510 km, 10,000 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Buenos Aires
6,970 kmUTC+2Windhoek
10,300 kmUTC+3Comoro
11,660 kmUTC+4Mahe
14,320 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
16,600 kmUTC+6Dhaka
16,910 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
17,030 kmUTC+6:30Yangon
17,650 kmUTC+8Shanghai

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.

  • Montevideo
  • Johannesburg Oceanic
  • Johannesburg
  • Windhoek
  • Gaborone
  • Harare
  • Beira
  • Antananarivo
  • Seychelles
  • Mumbai
  • Chennai
  • Kolkata
  • Dhaka
  • Kolkata
  • Yangon
  • Kunming

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Chongqing?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Chongqing covers 11,500 miles (18,510 km) — about 21 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, the Comoros, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and People's Republic of China. It crosses Río de la Plata, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mozambique Channel: 71% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+8.

What countries do you fly over from Buenos Aires to Chongqing?

It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, the Comoros, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and People's Republic of China, and crosses Río de la Plata, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mozambique Channel. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to Chongqing?

About 21 h 45 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 Buenos Aires from Chongqing by plane?

11,500 miles (18,510 km, 10,000 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?

71% of the route, about 13,140 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,910 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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