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Buenos Aires to Valencia flight path

AEP → VLCAEPVLC
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 Valencia covers 6,310 miles (10,160 km) — about 12 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Western Sahara, Morocco and Spain. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean and the Alboran Sea: 45% 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 Valencia Airport (VLC) · AEP · VLC

AEPBuenos Aires
VLCValencia
Great-circle distance
10,160 km
Duration, no wind
12 h 10 min
Over water
45 %
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 Valencia?

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
  • Brazil
  • Western Sahara
  • Morocco
  • Spain
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Alboran Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mulhacén

To see Mulhacén (3,479 m), sit on the right: it lies about 7 km from the route, ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Ribeirão Preto ≈ 2 h 20 min
  • Serra do Barbado (2,033 m) ≈ 3 h 35 min
  • Casablanca ≈ 10 h 50 min
  • Rabat ≈ 11 h 00 min
  • Salé ≈ 11 h 00 min
  • Tangier ≈ 11 h 15 min
Right window
  • Curitiba ≈ 1 h 50 min
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 1 h 50 min
  • Sorocaba ≈ 2 h 05 min
  • Campinas ≈ 2 h 10 min
  • Natal ≈ 4 h 50 min
  • Marrakesh ≈ 10 h 40 min
  • Jbel Tidirhine (2,456 m) ≈ 11 h 15 min
  • Mulhacén (3,479 m) ≈ 11 h 30 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 hUTC+0UTC+2UTC−3Atlantic OceanSerra GeralCaatingaCape VerdeSaharaAtlas MountainsMulhacén 3,479 m 7 kmJbel Tidirhine 2,456 m 92 kmSerra do Barbado 2,033 m 84 kmPico Paraná 1,877 m 82 kmCasablanca 33 kmCuritiba 57 kmRabat 8 kmTangier 64 kmCampinas 75 kmMarrakesh 79 kmSalé 9 kmNatal 74 kmSorocaba 80 kmRibeirão Preto 100 kmAEPVLC▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+0UTC+2Atlantic OceanSerra GeralCaatingaCape VerdeSaharaAtlas MountainsRibeirão Preto100 km off routeSerra do Barbado2,033 m · 84 kmCasablanca33 km off routeRabat8 km off routeSalé9 km off routeTangier64 km off routeCuritiba57 km off routePico Paraná1,877 m · 82 kmSorocaba80 km off routeCampinas75 km off routeNatal74 km off routeMarrakesh79 km off routeJbel Tidirhine2,456 m · 92 kmMulhacén3,479 m · 7 kmAEPVLCUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
  2. Below: Serra Geral711 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  3. Curitiba, Brazil — on the right, 57 km away1,340 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  4. Below: Brazilian Highlands1,350 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  5. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the right, 82 km away1,380 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  6. Below: Serra da Mantiquiera1,420 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  7. Sorocaba, Brazil — on the right, 80 km away1,620 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  8. Campinas, Brazil — on the right, 75 km away1,700 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  9. Ribeirão Preto, Brazil — on the left, 100 km away1,810 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  10. Serra do Barbado, 2,033 m — on the left, 84 km away2,890 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  11. Below: Caatinga3,490 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  12. Below: Borborema Plateau3,520 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  13. Natal, Brazil — on the right, 74 km away3,990 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
  14. Atlantic Ocean — 3,830 km without land4,060 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
  15. Below: Cape Verde6,700 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+07,820 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
  17. Land again7,890 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
  18. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean7,920 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
  19. Below: Sahara8,090 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
  20. Land again8,090 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
  21. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean8,500 km · ≈ 10 h 00 min into the flight
  22. Below: Atlas Mountains8,900 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
  23. Land again8,900 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
  24. Marrakesh, Morocco — on the right, 79 km away9,050 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
  25. Casablanca, Morocco — on the left, 33 km away9,240 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  26. Rabat, Morocco — on the left, 8 km away9,330 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
  27. Salé, Morocco — on the left, 9 km away9,330 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
  28. Below: Rif9,480 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  29. Jbel Tidirhine, 2,456 m — on the right, 92 km away9,530 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  30. Tangier, Morocco — on the left, 64 km away9,530 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  31. Water starts: Alboran Sea9,580 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  32. Local time below changes: UTC+0 to UTC+29,720 km · ≈ 11 h 25 min into the flight
  33. Below: Iberian Peninsula9,750 km · ≈ 11 h 25 min into the flight
  34. Below: Sierra Nevada9,780 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  35. Mulhacén, 3,479 m — on the right, 7 km away9,790 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  36. Landing at Valencia Airport10,160 km · ≈ 11 h 55 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

Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Arriving in Valencia

Valencia
Valencia · Photo: Nicolas Vollmer from Munich [Allemagne] · CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 12 h 10 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.

6,310 miles (10,160 km, 5,480 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
7,820 kmUTC+0El Aaiun
9,720 kmUTC+2Madrid

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
  • Dakar
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Casablanca
  • Sevilla
  • Valencia (FL245-)
  • Barcelona

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Valencia?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Valencia covers 6,310 miles (10,160 km) — about 12 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Western Sahara, Morocco and Spain. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean and the Alboran Sea: 45% 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 Valencia?

It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Western Sahara, Morocco and Spain, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean and the Alboran Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to Valencia?

About 12 h 10 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 Valencia by plane?

6,310 miles (10,160 km, 5,480 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?

45% of the route, about 4,600 km. The longest stretch without land is 3,830 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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