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Buenos Aires to New York flight path

EZE → JFKEZEJFK
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 New York covers 5,300 miles (8,530 km) — about 10 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and the United States. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 39% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC−4.

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From Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) · EZE · JFK

EZEBuenos Aires
JFKNew York
Great-circle distance
8,530 km
Duration, no wind
10 h 20 min
Over water
39 %
Time difference today
−1 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 New York?

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Venezuela
  • Dominican Republic
  • United States
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Sargasso Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico da Neblina

To see Pico da Neblina (3,014 m), sit on the left: it lies about 59 km from the route, ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Santa Cruz de la Sierra ≈ 2 h 30 min
  • Porto Velho ≈ 3 h 40 min
  • Pico da Neblina (3,014 m) ≈ 4 h 55 min
  • Cerro La Raya (2,070 m) ≈ 5 h 30 min
  • Turmero ≈ 6 h 05 min
  • Valencia ≈ 6 h 05 min
  • Maracay ≈ 6 h 05 min
Right window
  • Cerro Marahuaca (2,832 m) ≈ 5 h 15 min
  • Santa Teresa del Tuy ≈ 6 h 05 min
  • Los Teques ≈ 6 h 05 min
  • Petare ≈ 6 h 10 min
  • Caracas ≈ 6 h 10 min
  • Pico Naiguatá (2,765 m) ≈ 6 h 10 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 hUTC−4UTC−3Caribbean SeaAtlantic OceanPampasChaco AustralAmazon basinGuiana HighlandsHispaniolaPico da Neblina 3,014 m 59 kmCerro Marahuaca 2,832 m 62 kmPico Naiguatá 2,765 m 43 kmCerro La Raya 2,070 m 10 kmCaracas 31 kmSanta Cruz de la Sierra 101 kmValencia 96 kmPorto Velho 6 kmMaracay 51 kmPetare 38 kmEZEJFK▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 hUTC−4Caribbean SeaAtlantic OceanPampasChaco AustralAmazon basinGuiana HighlandsHispaniolaSanta Cruz de la Sie…101 km off routePorto Velho6 km off routePico da Neblina3,014 m · 59 kmCerro La Raya2,070 m · 10 kmTurmero38 km off routeValencia96 km off routeMaracay51 km off routeCerro Marahuaca2,832 m · 62 kmSanta Teresa del Tuy49 km off routeLos Teques11 km off routePetare38 km off routeCaracas31 km off routeEZEJFKUTC−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 Ríos57 km · ≈ 19 min into the flight
  4. Below: Chaco Austral512 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  5. Below: Gran Chaco967 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  6. Below: Chaco Boreal1,280 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  7. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−41,710 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  8. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia — on the left, 101 km away1,950 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  9. Below: Amazon basin1,960 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  10. Below: Mato Grosso Plateau2,050 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  11. Porto Velho, Brazil — on the left, 6 km away2,950 km · ≈ 3 h 40 min into the flight
  12. Below: Guiana Highlands3,950 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
  13. Below: Serra de Curupira3,980 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
  14. Pico da Neblina, 3,014 m — on the left, 59 km away4,040 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
  15. Below: Guiana Highlands4,300 km · ≈ 5 h 10 min into the flight
  16. Cerro Marahuaca, 2,832 m — on the right, 62 km away4,340 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
  17. Cerro La Raya, 2,070 m — on the left, 10 km away4,550 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
  18. Below: Llanos4,780 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
  19. Below: Cordillera Oriental5,040 km · ≈ 6 h 00 min into the flight
  20. Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela — on the right, 49 km away5,080 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  21. Turmero, Venezuela — on the left, 38 km away5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  22. Valencia, Venezuela — on the left, 96 km away5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  23. Maracay, Venezuela — on the left, 51 km away5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  24. Los Teques, Venezuela — on the right, 11 km away5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  25. Petare, Venezuela — on the right, 38 km away5,110 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
  26. Caracas, Venezuela — on the right, 31 km away5,110 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
  27. Pico Naiguatá, 2,765 m — on the right, 43 km away5,120 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
  28. Caribbean Sea — 882 km without land5,150 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
  29. Below: Lesser Antilles5,210 km · ≈ 6 h 15 min into the flight
  30. Below: West Indies5,380 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
  31. Below: Greater Antilles5,950 km · ≈ 7 h 05 min into the flight
  32. Below: Hispaniola6,030 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
  33. Land again6,030 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
  34. Atlantic Ocean and Sargasso Sea — 2,450 km without land6,090 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
  35. Landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport8,530 km · ≈ 10 h 05 min into the flight
  36. Below: Long Island8,530 km · ≈ 10 h 05 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

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Arriving in New York

New York
New York · Photo: Fred Hsu on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 10 h 20 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.

5,300 miles (8,530 km, 4,610 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
1,710 kmUTC−4La Paz

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
  • Resistencia
  • Asuncion
  • La Paz
  • Amazonico
  • Maiquetia
  • Curaçao
  • Santo Domingo
  • San Juan
  • Miami
  • New York
  • Washington
  • Boston
  • New York

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to New York?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to New York covers 5,300 miles (8,530 km) — about 10 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and the United States. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 39% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC−4.

What countries do you fly over from Buenos Aires to New York?

It passes over or close to Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and the United States, and crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to New York?

About 10 h 20 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 New York by plane?

5,300 miles (8,530 km, 4,610 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?

39% of the route, about 3,330 km. The longest stretch without land is 2,450 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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