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Chengdu to Rosario flight path

CTU → ROSCTUROS
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 Rosario covers 11,530 miles (18,550 km) — about 21 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean 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 Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) · CTU · ROS

CTUChengdu
ROSRosario
Great-circle distance
18,550 km
Duration, no wind
21 h 50 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 Rosario?

  • People's Republic of China
  • India
  • Bhutan
  • Bangladesh
  • Somalia
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Angola
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Arabian Sea
  • Indian Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean

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

To see Mount Gongga (7,556 m), sit on the left: it lies about 53 km from the route, ≈ 30 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Mount Gongga (7,556 m) ≈ 30 min
  • Hkakabo Razi (5,881 m) ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Aurangabad ≈ 3 h 50 min
  • Kalyān ≈ 4 h 05 min
  • Dombivali ≈ 4 h 05 min
  • Thāne ≈ 4 h 05 min
  • Virār ≈ 4 h 05 min
  • Mumbai ≈ 4 h 05 min
  • Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) ≈ 9 h 25 min
Right window
  • Bairiga (6,882 m) ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Kangto (7,060 m) ≈ 1 h 35 min
  • Patna ≈ 2 h 30 min
  • Jabalpur ≈ 3 h 10 min
  • Nashik ≈ 4 h 00 min
  • Nairobi ≈ 9 h 20 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+6UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+3UTC+2UTC+1UTC+2UTC−3UTC+8Arabian SeaAtlantic OceanSichuan Basinhorn of AfricaSerengetiCongo basinKangto 7,060 m 39 kmMount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m 98 kmMumbai 42 kmNairobi 101 kmThāne 33 kmPatna 72 kmNashik 6 kmKalyān 37 kmDombivali 37 kmJabalpur 40 kmCTUROS▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+3UTC+2UTC+1UTC+2UTC−3Arabian SeaAtlantic OceanSichuan BasinIndian subcontinenthorn of AfricaGreat Rift ValleyCongo basinSkeleton CoastMount Gongga7,556 m · 53 kmHkakabo Razi5,881 m · 69 kmAurangabad80 km off routeKalyān37 km off routeDombivali37 km off routeThāne33 km off routeVirār0 km off routeMount Kilimanjaro5,895 m · 98 kmBairiga6,882 m · 44 kmKangto7,060 m · 39 kmPatna72 km off routeJabalpur40 km off routeNashik6 km off routeNairobi101 km off routeCTUROSUTC+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 Plateau124 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  4. Mount Gongga, 7,556 m — on the left, 53 km away220 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  5. Hkakabo Razi, 5,881 m — on the left, 69 km away664 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  6. Bairiga, 6,882 m — on the right, 44 km away712 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  7. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+5:30742 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  8. Below: Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon866 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  9. Below: Himalayas989 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  10. Kangto, 7,060 m — on the right, 39 km away1,150 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  11. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+61,240 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
  12. Local time below changes: UTC+6 to UTC+5:301,420 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  13. Below: Indian subcontinent1,480 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  14. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+61,550 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  15. Below: Indo-Gangetic Plain1,610 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC+6 to UTC+5:301,670 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  17. Patna, India — on the right, 72 km away1,920 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  18. Below: Chota Nagpur Plateau2,040 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  19. Jabalpur, India — on the right, 40 km away2,510 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
  20. Below: Satpura Range2,540 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
  21. Aurangabad, India — on the left, 80 km away3,100 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
  22. Nashik, India — on the right, 6 km away3,240 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
  23. Below: Western Ghats3,280 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
  24. Kalyān, India — on the left, 37 km away3,340 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  25. Dombivali, India — on the left, 37 km away3,340 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  26. Thāne, India — on the left, 33 km away3,360 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  27. Virār, India — on the left, 0 km away3,360 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  28. Mumbai, India — on the left, 42 km away3,370 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  29. Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean — 3,030 km without land3,400 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  30. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+36,370 km · ≈ 7 h 35 min into the flight
  31. Below: horn of Africa6,490 km · ≈ 7 h 45 min into the flight
  32. Nairobi, Kenya — on the right, 101 km away7,910 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
  33. Mount Kilimanjaro, 5,895 m — on the left, 98 km away7,970 km · ≈ 9 h 25 min into the flight
  34. Below: Great Rift Valley8,040 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  35. Below: Maasai Steppe8,220 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
  36. Below: Serengeti8,410 km · ≈ 9 h 55 min into the flight
  37. Below: Iwembere Steppe8,470 km · ≈ 10 h 00 min into the flight
  38. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+28,900 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
  39. Below: Katanga Plateau9,030 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
  40. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+19,830 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  41. Below: Congo basin9,890 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  42. Below: Bié Plateau10,080 km · ≈ 11 h 50 min into the flight
  43. Below: Huíla Plateau10,760 km · ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight
  44. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+211,130 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
  45. Below: Skeleton Coast11,190 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
  46. Atlantic Ocean — 6,620 km without land11,250 km · ≈ 13 h 10 min into the flight
  47. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC−317,810 km · ≈ 20 h 45 min into the flight
  48. Below: Cuchilla Grande17,930 km · ≈ 20 h 50 min into the flight
  49. Below: Entre Ríos18,360 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
  50. Landing at Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport18,550 km · ≈ 21 h 35 min into the flight
  51. Below: Pampas18,550 km · ≈ 21 h 35 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 Rosario

Rosario
Rosario · Photo: Bleff · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 21 h 50 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.

11,530 miles (18,550 km, 10,020 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+8Shanghai
742 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
1,240 kmUTC+6Thimphu
1,420 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
1,550 kmUTC+6Dhaka
1,670 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
6,370 kmUTC+3Mogadishu
8,900 kmUTC+2Lubumbashi
9,830 kmUTC+1Luanda
11,130 kmUTC+2Windhoek
17,810 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
  • Dhaka
  • Kolkata
  • Mumbai
  • Sanaa
  • Mogadishu
  • Nairobi
  • Dar-Es-Salaam
  • Kinshasa
  • Luanda
  • Windhoek
  • Johannesburg Oceanic
  • Atlantico
  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo
  • Ezeiza

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Chengdu to Rosario?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Chengdu to Rosario covers 11,530 miles (18,550 km) — about 21 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean 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 Rosario?

It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean 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 Rosario?

About 21 h 50 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 Rosario by plane?

11,530 miles (18,550 km, 10,020 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?

52% of the route, about 9,650 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,620 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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