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Chengdu to Cordoba flight path

CTU → CORCTUCOR
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 Chengdu to Cordoba covers 11,730 miles (18,880 km) — about 22 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, Nepal, India, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Atlantic Ocean: 52% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+8 and land on UTC−3.

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From Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) · CTU · COR

CTUChengdu
CORCordoba
Great-circle distance
18,880 km
Duration, no wind
22 h 10 min
Over water
52 %
Time difference today
−11 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 Chengdu to Cordoba?

  • People's Republic of China
  • Nepal
  • India
  • Somalia
  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Angola
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Arabian Sea
  • Gulf of Aden
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Patos Lagoon

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Everest

To see Mount Everest (8,848 m), sit on the right: it lies about 50 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Mount Gongga (7,556 m) ≈ 30 min
  • Gangkhar Puensum (7,570 m) ≈ 1 h 45 min
  • Kanchenjunga (8,586 m) ≈ 2 h 05 min
  • Prayagraj ≈ 2 h 50 min
  • Vadodara ≈ 3 h 55 min
  • Ahmedabad ≈ 3 h 55 min
  • Rājkot ≈ 4 h 10 min
Right window
  • Namcha Barwa (7,782 m) ≈ 1 h 15 min
  • Mount Everest (8,848 m) ≈ 2 h 10 min
  • Kathmandu ≈ 2 h 20 min
  • Lucknow ≈ 2 h 50 min
  • Kanpur ≈ 2 h 55 min
  • Kota ≈ 3 h 30 min
  • Luanda ≈ 12 h 25 min
  • Porto Alegre ≈ 20 h 30 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 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC+5:30UTC+8UTC+5:30UTC+5:45UTC+5:30UTC+3UTC+2UTC+1UTC−3UTC+8Arabian SeaAtlantic OceanSichuan BasinSiwalik HillsOgo MountainsMitumba MountainsMount Everest 8,848 m 50 kmKanchenjunga 8,586 m 13 kmGangkhar Puensum 7,570 m 32 kmAhmedabad 10 kmKanpur 79 kmLuanda 1 kmLucknow 100 kmVadodara 108 kmPorto Alegre 94 kmKathmandu 62 kmCTUCOR▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC+5:30UTC+8UTC+5:30UTC+5:45UTC+5:30UTC+3UTC+2UTC+1UTC−3Arabian SeaAtlantic OceanSichuan BasinSiwalik HillsOgo MountainsMitumba MountainsCrystal MountainMount Gongga7,556 m · 79 kmGangkhar Puensum7,570 m · 32 kmKanchenjunga8,586 m · 13 kmPrayagraj76 km off routeVadodara108 km off routeAhmedabad10 km off routeRājkot16 km off routeNamcha Barwa7,782 m · 41 kmMount Everest8,848 m · 50 kmKathmandu62 km off routeLucknow100 km off routeKanpur79 km off routeKota95 km off routeLuanda1 km off routePorto Alegre94 km off routeCTUCORUTC+8

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
  2. Below: Sichuan Basin0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Below: Tibetan Plateau126 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  4. Mount Gongga, 7,556 m — on the left, 79 km away212 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  5. Below: Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon818 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  6. Namcha Barwa, 7,782 m — on the right, 41 km away859 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  7. Below: Himalayas944 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  8. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+5:30944 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  9. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+81,010 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  10. Gangkhar Puensum, 7,570 m — on the left, 32 km away1,340 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  11. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+5:301,510 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  12. Kanchenjunga, 8,586 m — on the left, 13 km away1,570 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  13. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+5:451,570 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  14. Mount Everest, 8,848 m — on the right, 50 km away1,680 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  15. Below: Siwalik Hills1,830 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  16. Kathmandu, Nepal — on the right, 62 km away1,830 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  17. Below: Indo-Gangetic Plain1,890 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  18. Local time below changes: UTC+5:45 to UTC+5:301,950 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  19. Prayagraj, India — on the left, 76 km away2,240 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  20. Lucknow, India — on the right, 100 km away2,280 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  21. Kanpur, India — on the right, 79 km away2,340 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
  22. Below: Indian subcontinent2,450 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  23. Kota, India — on the right, 95 km away2,820 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
  24. Vadodara, India — on the left, 108 km away3,180 km · ≈ 3 h 55 min into the flight
  25. Ahmedabad, India — on the left, 10 km away3,210 km · ≈ 3 h 55 min into the flight
  26. Below: Kathiawar3,400 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  27. Rājkot, India — on the left, 16 km away3,410 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  28. Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden — 2,770 km without land3,590 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  29. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+36,290 km · ≈ 7 h 30 min into the flight
  30. Below: Ogo Mountains6,360 km · ≈ 7 h 35 min into the flight
  31. Below: horn of Africa6,550 km · ≈ 7 h 45 min into the flight
  32. Below: Ethiopian Highlands6,730 km · ≈ 8 h 00 min into the flight
  33. Below: Great Rift Valley7,550 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
  34. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+28,310 km · ≈ 9 h 50 min into the flight
  35. Below: Mitumba Mountains8,370 km · ≈ 9 h 50 min into the flight
  36. Below: Congo basin8,500 km · ≈ 10 h 00 min into the flight
  37. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+19,760 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  38. Below: Crystal Mountain10,390 km · ≈ 12 h 10 min into the flight
  39. Luanda, Angola — on the right, 1 km away10,570 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  40. Atlantic Ocean and Patos Lagoon — 7,050 km without land10,640 km · ≈ 12 h 30 min into the flight
  41. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−317,560 km · ≈ 20 h 25 min into the flight
  42. Porto Alegre, Brazil — on the right, 94 km away17,640 km · ≈ 20 h 30 min into the flight
  43. Land again17,690 km · ≈ 20 h 35 min into the flight
  44. Below: Entre Ríos18,320 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
  45. Below: Chaco Austral18,510 km · ≈ 21 h 30 min into the flight
  46. Below: Pampas18,570 km · ≈ 21 h 35 min into the flight
  47. Landing at Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport18,880 km · ≈ 21 h 55 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 Cordoba

Cordoba
Cordoba · Photo: Alakasam · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 22 h 10 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.

11,730 miles (18,880 km, 10,200 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+8Shanghai
944 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
1,010 kmUTC+8Shanghai
1,510 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
1,570 kmUTC+5:45Kathmandu
1,950 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
6,290 kmUTC+3Mogadishu
8,310 kmUTC+2Lubumbashi
9,760 kmUTC+1Kinshasa
17,560 kmUTC−3Sao Paulo

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.

  • Kunming
  • Kolkata
  • Kunming
  • Kolkata
  • Kathmandu
  • Kolkata
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Sanaa
  • Mogadishu
  • Addis Ababa
  • Juba (Up to FL245)
  • Nairobi
  • Entebbe
  • Kinshasa
  • Luanda
  • Johannesburg Oceanic
  • Atlantico
  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo
  • Ezeiza
  • Cordoba

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Chengdu to Cordoba?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Chengdu to Cordoba covers 11,730 miles (18,880 km) — about 22 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, Nepal, India, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Atlantic Ocean: 52% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+8 and land on UTC−3.

What countries do you fly over from Chengdu to Cordoba?

It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, Nepal, India, Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Chengdu to Cordoba?

About 22 h 10 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 Chengdu from Cordoba by plane?

11,730 miles (18,880 km, 10,200 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?

52% of the route, about 9,820 km. The longest stretch without land is 7,050 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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