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Buenos Aires to Frankfurt flight path

EZE → FRAEZEFRA
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 Frankfurt covers 7,150 miles (11,500 km) — about 13 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain, Portugal, France and Germany. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 49% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.

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From Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) to Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) · EZE · FRA

EZEBuenos Aires
FRAFrankfurt
Great-circle distance
11,500 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 45 min
Over water
49 %
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 Frankfurt?

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
  • Brazil
  • Cape Verde
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • France
  • Germany
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Teide

To see Teide (3,718 m), sit on the right: it lies about 15 km from the route, ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Bauru ≈ 2 h 10 min
  • Ribeirão Preto ≈ 2 h 20 min
  • Franca ≈ 2 h 30 min
  • Uberaba ≈ 2 h 30 min
  • Petrolina ≈ 4 h 05 min
  • Juazeiro do Norte ≈ 4 h 25 min
  • Valladolid ≈ 11 h 55 min
  • Bilbao ≈ 12 h 10 min
Right window
  • Piracicaba ≈ 2 h 15 min
  • Montes Claros ≈ 3 h 05 min
  • Serra do Barbado (2,033 m) ≈ 3 h 35 min
  • Teide (3,718 m) ≈ 9 h 45 min
  • Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 11 h 45 min
  • Mount San Lorenzo (2,271 m) ≈ 12 h 05 min
  • Puy de Sancy (1,885 m) ≈ 12 h 45 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 hUTC−1UTC+1UTC+2UTC−3Atlantic OceanPampasSerra GeralGrande Sertão Veredas National ParkCanary IslandsIberian PeninsulaTeide 3,718 m 15 kmPico Almanzor 2,592 m 24 kmMount San Lorenzo 2,271 m 23 kmSerra do Barbado 2,033 m 76 kmPuy de Sancy 1,885 m 94 kmRibeirão Preto 1 kmPiracicaba 105 kmMontes Claros 92 kmPetrolina 12 kmBauru 42 kmFranca 3 kmUberaba 97 kmBilbao 53 kmJuazeiro do Norte 23 kmValladolid 43 kmEZEFRA▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC−1UTC+1UTC+2Atlantic OceanPampasSerra GeralGrande Sertão Veredas National ParkCanary IslandsIberian PeninsulaBauru42 km off routeRibeirão Preto1 km off routeFranca3 km off routeUberaba97 km off routePetrolina12 km off routeJuazeiro do Norte23 km off routeValladolid43 km off routeBilbao53 km off routePiracicaba105 km off routeMontes Claros92 km off routeSerra do Barbado2,033 m · 76 kmTeide3,718 m · 15 kmPico Almanzor2,592 m · 24 kmMount San Lorenzo2,271 m · 23 kmPuy de Sancy1,885 m · 94 kmEZEFRAUTC−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: Serra Geral767 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  4. Below: Brazilian Highlands843 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  5. Bauru, Brazil — on the left, 42 km away1,670 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  6. Piracicaba, Brazil — on the right, 105 km away1,710 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  7. Ribeirão Preto, Brazil — on the left, 1 km away1,840 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  8. Franca, Brazil — on the left, 3 km away1,930 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  9. Uberaba, Brazil — on the left, 97 km away1,970 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  10. Below: Grande Sertão Veredas National Park2,190 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
  11. Montes Claros, Brazil — on the right, 92 km away2,480 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  12. Serra do Barbado, 2,033 m — on the right, 76 km away2,920 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  13. Petrolina, Brazil — on the left, 12 km away3,370 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  14. Below: Caatinga3,410 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  15. Below: Chapada do Araripe3,570 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  16. Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil — on the left, 23 km away3,650 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
  17. Below: Borborema Plateau3,760 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
  18. Atlantic Ocean — 5,520 km without land4,030 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
  19. Below: Cape Verde6,560 km · ≈ 7 h 45 min into the flight
  20. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−16,750 km · ≈ 8 h 00 min into the flight
  21. Below: Canary Islands8,170 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
  22. Local time below changes: UTC−1 to UTC+18,240 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
  23. Teide, 3,718 m — on the right, 15 km away8,280 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
  24. Below: Tenerife8,280 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
  25. Below: Iberian Peninsula9,550 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  26. Land again9,550 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  27. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+29,810 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  28. Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 24 km away9,970 km · ≈ 11 h 45 min into the flight
  29. Valladolid, Spain — on the left, 43 km away10,120 km · ≈ 11 h 55 min into the flight
  30. Mount San Lorenzo, 2,271 m — on the right, 23 km away10,270 km · ≈ 12 h 05 min into the flight
  31. Bilbao, Spain — on the left, 53 km away10,350 km · ≈ 12 h 10 min into the flight
  32. Below: Cantabrian Mountains10,350 km · ≈ 12 h 10 min into the flight
  33. Below: North European Plain10,500 km · ≈ 12 h 20 min into the flight
  34. Puy de Sancy, 1,885 m — on the right, 94 km away10,850 km · ≈ 12 h 45 min into the flight
  35. Below: Vosges Mountains11,390 km · ≈ 13 h 20 min into the flight
  36. Landing at Frankfurt Main Airport11,500 km · ≈ 13 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

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 Frankfurt

Frankfurt
Frankfurt · Photo: Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 13 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.

7,150 miles (11,500 km, 6,210 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
6,750 kmUTC−1Cape Verde
8,240 kmUTC+1Canary
9,810 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
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Canarias
  • Agadir
  • Lisboa
  • Madrid
  • Bordeaux
  • Paris
  • Reims
  • Langen

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt covers 7,150 miles (11,500 km) — about 13 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain, Portugal, France and Germany. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 49% 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 Frankfurt?

It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain, Portugal, France and Germany, 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 Frankfurt?

About 13 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 Frankfurt by plane?

7,150 miles (11,500 km, 6,210 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?

49% of the route, about 5,670 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,520 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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