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Buenos Aires to Rome flight path

EZE → FCOEZEFCO
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 Rome covers 6,930 miles (11,160 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria and Italy. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea: 43% 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 Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) · EZE · FCO

EZEBuenos Aires
FCORome
Great-circle distance
11,160 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 20 min
Over water
43 %
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 Rome?

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
  • Brazil
  • Senegal
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Algeria
  • Italy
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Tyrrhenian Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pedra da Mina

To see Pedra da Mina (2,798 m), sit on the right: it lies about 64 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Curitiba ≈ 1 h 50 min
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 1 h 50 min
  • Belo Horizonte ≈ 2 h 45 min
  • Salvador ≈ 3 h 55 min
  • Recife ≈ 4 h 40 min
  • Dakar ≈ 8 h 20 min
  • Pikine ≈ 8 h 20 min
  • Algiers ≈ 12 h 00 min
  • Punta La Marmora (1,834 m) ≈ 12 h 45 min
Right window
  • São Paulo ≈ 2 h 10 min
  • Guarulhos ≈ 2 h 15 min
  • Pedra da Mina (2,798 m) ≈ 2 h 25 min
  • Touba ≈ 8 h 25 min
  • Lalla-Khadîdja (2,308 m) ≈ 12 h 00 min
  • Monte Viglio (2,156 m) ≈ 13 h 05 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+0UTC+1UTC+2UTC−3Atlantic OceanPampasSerra GeralBrazilian HighlandsSahelAkchârHamada du DraaTell AtlasPedra da Mina 2,798 m 64 kmLalla-Khadîdja 2,308 m 1 kmMonte Viglio 2,156 m 50 kmPico Paraná 1,877 m 45 kmPunta La Marmora 1,834 m 2 kmSão Paulo 1 kmBelo Horizonte 39 kmSalvador 56 kmDakar 17 kmAlgiers 91 kmCuritiba 66 kmRecife 68 kmGuarulhos 3 kmPikine 17 kmTouba 105 kmEZEFCO▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+0UTC+1UTC+2Atlantic OceanPampasSerra GeralSerra da MantiquieraSahelAkchârHamada du DraaTell AtlasCuritiba66 km off routePico Paraná1,877 m · 45 kmBelo Horizonte39 km off routeSalvador56 km off routeRecife68 km off routeDakar17 km off routePikine17 km off routeAlgiers91 km off routePunta La Marmora1,834 m · 2 kmSão Paulo1 km off routeGuarulhos3 km off routePedra da Mina2,798 m · 64 kmTouba105 km off routeLalla-Khadîdja2,308 m · 1 kmMonte Viglio2,156 m · 50 kmEZEFCOUTC−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 Geral781 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  4. Below: Serra do Mar1,190 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  5. Curitiba, Brazil — on the left, 66 km away1,370 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  6. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the left, 45 km away1,410 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  7. Below: Serra da Mantiquiera1,560 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  8. São Paulo, Brazil — on the right, 1 km away1,700 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  9. Guarulhos, Brazil — on the right, 3 km away1,720 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  10. Pedra da Mina, 2,798 m — on the right, 64 km away1,910 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  11. Below: Brazilian Highlands1,970 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  12. Belo Horizonte, Brazil — on the left, 39 km away2,190 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
  13. Atlantic Ocean — 4,020 km without land3,010 km · ≈ 3 h 45 min into the flight
  14. Salvador, Brazil — on the left, 56 km away3,160 km · ≈ 3 h 55 min into the flight
  15. Recife, Brazil — on the left, 68 km away3,830 km · ≈ 4 h 40 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+06,990 km · ≈ 8 h 15 min into the flight
  17. Dakar, Senegal — on the left, 17 km away7,010 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
  18. Pikine, Senegal — on the left, 17 km away7,020 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
  19. Land again7,030 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
  20. Touba, Senegal — on the right, 105 km away7,130 km · ≈ 8 h 25 min into the flight
  21. Below: Sahel7,180 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
  22. Below: Trarza7,290 km · ≈ 8 h 40 min into the flight
  23. Below: Akchâr7,730 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  24. Below: Sahara8,030 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  25. Local time below changes: UTC+0 to UTC+18,700 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
  26. Below: Hamada du Draa8,850 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
  27. Below: Atlas Mountains9,520 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  28. Below: Saharan Atlas9,560 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  29. Below: Tell Atlas10,190 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  30. Algiers, Algeria — on the left, 91 km away10,190 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  31. Lalla-Khadîdja, 2,308 m — on the right, 1 km away10,240 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  32. Water starts: Mediterranean Sea10,340 km · ≈ 12 h 10 min into the flight
  33. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+210,710 km · ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight
  34. Below: Sardinia10,750 km · ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight
  35. Land again10,750 km · ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight
  36. Punta La Marmora, 1,834 m — on the left, 2 km away10,840 km · ≈ 12 h 45 min into the flight
  37. Water starts: Tyrrhenian Sea10,900 km · ≈ 12 h 45 min into the flight
  38. Landing at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport11,160 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
  39. Monte Viglio, 2,156 m — on the right, 50 km away11,160 km · ≈ 13 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

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 Rome

Rome
Rome · Photo: Bert Kaufmann from Roermond, Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 13 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.

6,930 miles (11,160 km, 6,020 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
6,990 kmUTC+0Dakar
8,700 kmUTC+1Algiers
10,710 kmUTC+2Rome

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
  • Dakar
  • Algiers
  • Marseille
  • Roma

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Buenos Aires to Rome?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Buenos Aires to Rome covers 6,930 miles (11,160 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria and Italy. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea: 43% 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 Rome?

It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Senegal, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria and Italy, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to Rome?

About 13 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 Rome by plane?

6,930 miles (11,160 km, 6,020 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?

43% of the route, about 4,800 km. The longest stretch without land is 4,020 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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