Buenos Aires to Punta Cana flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Punta Cana covers 3,740 miles (6,030 km) — about 7 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. It crosses the Caribbean Sea: 15% 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 Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) · EZE · PUJ
- Great-circle distance
- 6,030 km
- Duration, no wind
- 7 h 25 min
- Over water
- 15 %
- 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 Punta Cana?
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Venezuela
- Dominican Republic
- Caribbean 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 80 km from the route, ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight.
- 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
- Maracay ≈ 6 h 05 min
- Los Teques ≈ 6 h 05 min
- Cerro Marahuaca (2,832 m) ≈ 5 h 15 min
- Santa Teresa del Tuy ≈ 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
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 Ríos60 km · ≈ 19 min into the flight
- Below: Chaco Austral522 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Below: Gran Chaco944 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Chaco Boreal1,270 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−41,730 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Amazon basin1,970 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Mato Grosso Plateau2,010 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
- Porto Velho, Brazil — on the left, 22 km away2,950 km · ≈ 3 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Guiana Highlands3,960 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Serra de Curupira3,980 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
- Pico da Neblina, 3,014 m — on the left, 80 km away4,040 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Guiana Highlands4,300 km · ≈ 5 h 10 min into the flight
- Cerro Marahuaca, 2,832 m — on the right, 40 km away4,340 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
- Cerro La Raya, 2,070 m — on the left, 33 km away4,550 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Llanos4,800 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental5,040 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
- Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela — on the right, 24 km away5,080 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
- Turmero, Venezuela — on the left, 64 km away5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
- Maracay, Venezuela — on the left, 76 km away5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
- Los Teques, Venezuela — on the left, 15 km away5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
- Petare, Venezuela — on the right, 13 km away5,110 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
- Caracas, Venezuela — on the right, 5 km away5,110 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
- Pico Naiguatá, 2,765 m — on the right, 17 km away5,120 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
- Caribbean Sea — 884 km without land5,140 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles5,200 km · ≈ 6 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies5,360 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Greater Antilles5,950 km · ≈ 7 h 05 min into the flight
- Landing at Punta Cana International Airport6,030 km · ≈ 7 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.
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Arriving in Punta Cana
Flight time and distance
About 7 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.
3,740 miles (6,030 km, 3,250 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 |
| 1,730 km | UTC−4 | La 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
- San Juan
- Santo Domingo
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Punta Cana?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Punta Cana covers 3,740 miles (6,030 km) — about 7 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. It crosses the Caribbean Sea: 15% 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 Punta Cana?
It passes over or close to Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, and crosses 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 Punta Cana?
About 7 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 Punta Cana by plane?
3,740 miles (6,030 km, 3,250 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?
15% of the route, about 884 km. The longest stretch without land is 884 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.