Buenos Aires to Madrid flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Madrid covers 6,250 miles (10,060 km) — about 12 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 56% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.
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From Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) · AEP · MAD
- Great-circle distance
- 10,060 km
- Duration, no wind
- 12 h 05 min
- Over water
- 56 %
- 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 Buenos Aires to Madrid?
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Brazil
- Spain
- Portugal
- Atlantic Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Teide
To see Teide (3,718 m), sit on the left: it lies about 93 km from the route, ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight.
- Bauru ≈ 2 h 10 min
- Ribeirão Preto ≈ 2 h 20 min
- Franca ≈ 2 h 25 min
- Petrolina ≈ 4 h 05 min
- Juazeiro do Norte ≈ 4 h 25 min
- Teide (3,718 m) ≈ 9 h 45 min
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 11 h 40 min
- Ponta Grossa ≈ 1 h 45 min
- Piracicaba ≈ 2 h 10 min
- Montes Claros ≈ 3 h 05 min
- Serra do Barbado (2,033 m) ≈ 3 h 35 min
- Pico do Fogo (2,829 m) ≈ 7 h 50 min
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ≈ 9 h 50 min
- Sevilla ≈ 11 h 20 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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- Take-off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
- Below: Serra Geral704 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Brazilian Highlands838 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- Ponta Grossa, Brazil — on the right, 18 km away1,320 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Bauru, Brazil — on the left, 62 km away1,640 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
- Piracicaba, Brazil — on the right, 84 km away1,680 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
- Ribeirão Preto, Brazil — on the left, 25 km away1,810 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Franca, Brazil — on the left, 28 km away1,900 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Grande Sertão Veredas National Park2,210 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
- Montes Claros, Brazil — on the right, 57 km away2,450 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
- Serra do Barbado, 2,033 m — on the right, 34 km away2,890 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
- Petrolina, Brazil — on the left, 62 km away3,340 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Caatinga3,490 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Borborema Plateau3,550 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
- Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil — on the left, 77 km away3,610 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
- Atlantic Ocean — 5,600 km without land3,990 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Cape Verde6,540 km · ≈ 7 h 45 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−16,570 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
- Pico do Fogo, 2,829 m — on the right, 56 km away6,570 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Canary Islands8,210 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−1 to UTC+18,250 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
- Teide, 3,718 m — on the left, 93 km away8,250 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Gran Canaria8,280 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain — on the right, 15 km away8,300 km · ≈ 9 h 50 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+29,550 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula9,590 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Sierra Morena9,620 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
- Sevilla, Spain — on the right, 74 km away9,660 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the left, 92 km away9,940 km · ≈ 11 h 40 min into the flight
- Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport10,060 km · ≈ 11 h 50 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 Madrid
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Flight time and distance
About 12 h 05 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.
6,250 miles (10,060 km, 5,430 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−3 | Buenos Aires |
| 6,570 km | UTC−1 | Cape Verde |
| 8,250 km | UTC+1 | Canary |
| 9,550 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.
- Montevideo
- Curitiba
- Brasilia
- Recife
- Atlantico
- Dakar Oceanic
- Sal Oceanic
- Canarias Oceanic
- Canarias
- Agadir
- Lisboa
- Sevilla
- Madrid
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Madrid?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Madrid covers 6,250 miles (10,060 km) — about 12 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 56% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from Buenos Aires to Madrid?
It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal, 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 Buenos Aires to Madrid?
About 12 h 05 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 Madrid by plane?
6,250 miles (10,060 km, 5,430 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?
56% of the route, about 5,630 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,600 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.