Buenos Aires to Panama City flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Panama City covers 3,320 miles (5,350 km) — about 6 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Panama. It crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Panama: 10% 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 Tocumen International Airport (PTY) · EZE · PTY
- Great-circle distance
- 5,350 km
- Duration, no wind
- 6 h 40 min
- Over water
- 10 %
- 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 Panama City?
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Peru
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Panama
- Pacific Ocean
- Gulf of Panama
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Illimani
To see Illimani (6,402 m), sit on the right: it lies about 51 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight.
- Rosario ≈ 35 min
- Santa Fe ≈ 45 min
- Salta ≈ 1 h 45 min
- San Salvador de Jujuy ≈ 1 h 50 min
- Popayán ≈ 5 h 30 min
- Illimani (6,402 m) ≈ 2 h 50 min
- La Paz ≈ 2 h 50 min
- Iquitos ≈ 4 h 35 min
- Cali ≈ 5 h 35 min
- Palmira ≈ 5 h 35 min
- Buenaventura ≈ 5 h 40 min
- Alto del Buey (1,810 m) ≈ 5 h 55 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 Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini
- Below: Pampas0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Below: Entre Ríos89 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Rosario, Argentina — on the left, 76 km away275 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Santa Fe, Argentina — on the left, 16 km away406 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Below: Chaco Austral410 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Salta, Argentina — on the left, 99 km away1,290 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Andes1,300 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina — on the left, 59 km away1,350 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental1,370 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Altiplano1,520 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−41,590 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Real1,610 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
- Illimani, 6,402 m — on the right, 51 km away2,220 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
- La Paz, Bolivia — on the right, 23 km away2,250 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−52,500 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Amazon basin2,680 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Selva2,710 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
- Iquitos, Peru — on the right, 72 km away3,770 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
- Popayán, Colombia — on the left, 5 km away4,550 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Occidental4,600 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
- Cali, Colombia — on the right, 47 km away4,650 km · ≈ 5 h 35 min into the flight
- Palmira, Colombia — on the right, 74 km away4,650 km · ≈ 5 h 35 min into the flight
- Buenaventura, Colombia — on the right, 4 km away4,690 km · ≈ 5 h 40 min into the flight
- Water starts: Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Panama4,800 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
- Alto del Buey, 1,810 m — on the right, 88 km away4,950 km · ≈ 5 h 55 min into the flight
- Landing at Tocumen International Airport5,350 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Isthmus of Panama5,350 km · ≈ 6 h 25 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 Panama City
Flight time and distance
About 6 h 40 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.
3,320 miles (5,350 km, 2,890 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 |
| 1,590 km | UTC−4 | La Paz |
| 2,500 km | UTC−5 | Lima |
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
- Lima
- Guayaquil
- Bogota
- Cali (Up To FL245)
- Panama
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Panama City?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Panama City covers 3,320 miles (5,350 km) — about 6 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Panama. It crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Panama: 10% 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 Panama City?
It passes over or close to Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Panama, and crosses the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Panama. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to Panama City?
About 6 h 40 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 Panama City by plane?
3,320 miles (5,350 km, 2,890 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?
10% of the route, about 553 km. The longest stretch without land is 553 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.