Buenos Aires to Osaka flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Osaka covers 11,650 miles (18,750 km) — about 22 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile and Japan. It crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea: 92% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+9.
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From Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) to Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) · AEP · ITM
- Great-circle distance
- 18,750 km
- Duration, no wind
- 22 h 05 min
- Over water
- 92 %
- Time difference today
- +12 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 Osaka?
- Argentina
- Chile
- Japan
- Pacific Ocean
- Philippine Sea
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aconcagua
To see Aconcagua (6,959 m), sit on the right: it lies about 54 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight.
- Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Puente Alto ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Santiago ≈ 1 h 35 min
- Maipú ≈ 1 h 35 min
- Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 1 h 35 min
- Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Kawasaki ≈ 21 h 20 min
- Yokohama ≈ 21 h 20 min
- Fujisawa ≈ 21 h 25 min
- Machida ≈ 21 h 25 min
- Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 21 h 30 min
- Shizuoka ≈ 21 h 30 min
- Hamamatsu ≈ 21 h 35 min
- Nagoya ≈ 21 h 40 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 Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
- Below: Pampas62 km · ≈ 19 min into the flight
- Below: Andes1,000 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the left, 18 km away1,050 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the right, 54 km away1,090 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Puente Alto, Chile — on the left, 61 km away1,120 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Santiago, Chile — on the left, 45 km away1,130 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Maipú, Chile — on the left, 54 km away1,140 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the left, 107 km away1,150 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea — 17,250 km without land1,250 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Polynesia9,620 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Japan18,190 km · ≈ 21 h 10 min into the flight
- Kawasaki, Japan — on the right, 110 km away18,370 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
- Yokohama, Japan — on the right, 99 km away18,370 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Izu Islands18,370 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+918,370 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
- Fujisawa, Japan — on the right, 89 km away18,390 km · ≈ 21 h 25 min into the flight
- Machida, Japan — on the right, 110 km away18,390 km · ≈ 21 h 25 min into the flight
- Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the right, 84 km away18,450 km · ≈ 21 h 30 min into the flight
- Shizuoka, Japan — on the right, 40 km away18,480 km · ≈ 21 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Honshu18,500 km · ≈ 21 h 30 min into the flight
- Land again18,500 km · ≈ 21 h 30 min into the flight
- Hamamatsu, Japan — on the right, 4 km away18,540 km · ≈ 21 h 35 min into the flight
- Nagoya, Japan — on the right, 52 km away18,620 km · ≈ 21 h 40 min into the flight
- Landing at Osaka Itami International Airport18,750 km · ≈ 21 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 Osaka
Flight time and distance
About 22 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.
11,650 miles (18,750 km, 10,120 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 |
| 18,370 km | UTC+9 | Tokyo |
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.
- Ezeiza
- Mendoza
- Santiago
- Antofagasta
- Pascua
- Tahiti Radio
- Oakland Oceanic
- Tokyo Oceanic
- Fukuoka
- Kobe
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Osaka?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Osaka covers 11,650 miles (18,750 km) — about 22 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile and Japan. It crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea: 92% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+9.
What countries do you fly over from Buenos Aires to Osaka?
It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile and Japan, and crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to Osaka?
About 22 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 Osaka by plane?
11,650 miles (18,750 km, 10,120 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?
92% of the route, about 17,310 km. The longest stretch without land is 17,250 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.