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Buenos Aires to Cancún flight path

EZE → CUNEZECUN
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 Cancún covers 4,280 miles (6,890 km) — about 8 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico. It crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: 28% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC−5.

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From Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) to Cancún International Airport (CUN) · EZE · CUN

EZEBuenos Aires
CUNCancún
Great-circle distance
6,890 km
Duration, no wind
8 h 25 min
Over water
28 %
Time difference today
−2 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 Cancún?

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Peru
  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
  • Colombia
  • Panama
  • Nicaragua
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Caribbean Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Nevado Sajama

To see Nevado Sajama (6,542 m), sit on the left: it lies about 51 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Rosario ≈ 35 min
  • Santa Fe ≈ 45 min
  • Santiago del Estero ≈ 1 h 20 min
  • Salta ≈ 1 h 45 min
  • San Salvador de Jujuy ≈ 1 h 50 min
  • Nevado Sajama (6,542 m) ≈ 2 h 40 min
  • Ausangate (6,372 m) ≈ 3 h 20 min
Right window
  • La Paz ≈ 2 h 50 min
  • Pasto ≈ 5 h 20 min
  • Galeras (4,276 m) ≈ 5 h 25 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 h7 hUTC−4UTC−5UTC−6UTC−5UTC−3Pacific OceanCaribbean SeaPampasChaco AustralAndesCordillera RealSelvaMosquito CoastNevado Sajama 6,542 m 51 kmAusangate 6,372 m 73 kmGaleras 4,276 m 4 kmLa Paz 98 kmSalta 56 kmPasto 13 kmSan Salvador de Jujuy 14 kmSantiago del Estero 104 kmEZECUN▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 h7 hUTC−4UTC−5UTC−6UTC−5Caribbean SeaPampasAndesCordillera RealSelvaAmazon basinRosario66 km off routeSanta Fe2 km off routeSantiago del Estero104 km off routeSalta56 km off routeSan Salvador de Jujuy14 km off routeNevado Sajama6,542 m · 51 kmAusangate6,372 m · 73 kmLa Paz98 km off routePasto13 km off routeGaleras4,276 m · 4 kmEZECUNUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini
  2. Below: Pampas0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Below: Entre Ríos92 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  4. Rosario, Argentina — on the left, 66 km away277 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  5. Santa Fe, Argentina — on the left, 2 km away407 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  6. Below: Chaco Austral414 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  7. Santiago del Estero, Argentina — on the left, 104 km away946 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  8. Below: Andes1,200 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  9. Salta, Argentina — on the left, 56 km away1,290 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  10. San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina — on the left, 14 km away1,350 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  11. Below: Cordillera Oriental1,360 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  12. Below: Altiplano1,470 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  13. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−41,610 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  14. Below: Cordillera Real1,650 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  15. Below: Salar de Uyuni1,790 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  16. Nevado Sajama, 6,542 m — on the left, 51 km away2,120 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  17. La Paz, Bolivia — on the right, 98 km away2,250 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  18. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−52,280 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  19. Ausangate, 6,372 m — on the left, 73 km away2,660 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
  20. Below: Selva2,760 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
  21. Below: Amazon basin4,370 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
  22. Pasto, Colombia — on the right, 13 km away4,460 km · ≈ 5 h 20 min into the flight
  23. Galeras, 4,276 m — on the right, 4 km away4,460 km · ≈ 5 h 25 min into the flight
  24. Below: Cordillera Occidental4,480 km · ≈ 5 h 25 min into the flight
  25. Water starts: Pacific Ocean4,640 km · ≈ 5 h 35 min into the flight
  26. Below: Azuero Peninsula5,240 km · ≈ 6 h 15 min into the flight
  27. Below: Central America5,330 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
  28. Caribbean Sea — 644 km without land5,400 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
  29. Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−65,950 km · ≈ 7 h 05 min into the flight
  30. Below: Mosquito Coast6,040 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
  31. Land again6,040 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
  32. Caribbean Sea — 644 km without land6,250 km · ≈ 7 h 25 min into the flight
  33. Local time below changes: UTC−6 to UTC−56,830 km · ≈ 8 h 05 min into the flight
  34. Landing at Cancún International Airport6,890 km · ≈ 8 h 10 min into the flight
  35. Below: Yucatan Peninsula6,890 km · ≈ 8 h 10 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 Cancún

Cancún
Cancún · Photo: Microstar · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 8 h 25 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.

4,280 miles (6,890 km, 3,720 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
1,610 kmUTC−4La Paz
2,280 kmUTC−5Lima
5,950 kmUTC−6Managua
6,830 kmUTC−5Cancun

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
  • Cordoba
  • La Paz
  • Lima
  • Amazonico
  • Lima
  • Guayaquil
  • Bogota
  • Cali (Up To FL245)
  • Panama
  • Cenamer
  • Mexico

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Cancún?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Cancún covers 4,280 miles (6,890 km) — about 8 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico. It crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea: 28% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC−5.

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

It passes over or close to Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico, and crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to Cancún?

About 8 h 25 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 Cancún by plane?

4,280 miles (6,890 km, 3,720 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?

28% of the route, about 1,910 km. The longest stretch without land is 644 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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