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Chongqing to Buenos Aires flight path

CKG → AEPCKGAEP
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 Chongqing to Buenos Aires covers 11,500 miles (18,510 km) — about 21 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, the Comoros, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Bay of Bengal, the Laccadive Sea and the Arabian Sea: 71% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+8 and land on UTC−3.

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From Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) · CKG · AEP

CKGChongqing
AEPBuenos Aires
Great-circle distance
18,510 km
Duration, no wind
21 h 45 min
Over water
71 %
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 Chongqing to Buenos Aires?

  • People's Republic of China
  • Myanmar
  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Comoros
  • Mozambique
  • Botswana
  • Namibia
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Bay of Bengal
  • Laccadive Sea
  • Arabian Sea
  • Indian Ocean
  • Mozambique Channel
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Río de la Plata

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Laotzyunshan

To see Laotzyunshan (4,500 m), sit on the right: it lies about 25 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Luzhou ≈ 25 min
  • Kennedy Peak (2,703 m) ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Chattogram ≈ 2 h 10 min
  • Bengaluru ≈ 4 h 20 min
  • Mysuru ≈ 4 h 25 min
  • Monte Binga (2,436 m) ≈ 11 h 15 min
Right window
  • Neijiang ≈ 25 min
  • Zigong ≈ 30 min
  • Laotzyunshan (4,500 m) ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Rasapūdipalem ≈ 3 h 20 min
  • Visakhapatnam ≈ 3 h 25 min
  • Vijayawada ≈ 3 h 45 min
  • Kartala (2,361 m) ≈ 9 h 40 min
  • Mount Nyangani (2,592 m) ≈ 11 h 10 min
  • Montevideo ≈ 21 h 15 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+6:30UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+4UTC+3UTC+2UTC−3UTC+8Bay of BengalLaccadive SeaAtlantic OceanEastern GhatsComorosMount NyanganiKennedy Peak 2,703 m 28 kmMount Nyangani 2,592 m 108 kmMonte Binga 2,436 m 44 kmKartala 2,361 m 58 kmBengaluru 46 kmChattogram 20 kmRasapūdipalem 34 kmMontevideo 20 kmVijayawada 83 kmVisakhapatnam 36 kmMysuru 46 kmCKGAEP▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC+6:30UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+4UTC+3UTC+2UTC−3Bay of BengalLaccadive SeaAtlantic OceanSichuan BasinEastern GhatsComorosMount NyanganiKaras MountainsLuzhou32 km off routeKennedy Peak2,703 m · 28 kmChattogram20 km off routeBengaluru46 km off routeMysuru46 km off routeMonte Binga2,436 m · 44 kmNeijiang53 km off routeZigong40 km off routeLaotzyunshan4,500 m · 25 kmRasapūdipalem34 km off routeVisakhapatnam36 km off routeVijayawada83 km off routeKartala2,361 m · 58 kmMount Nyangani2,592 m · 108 kmMontevideo20 km off routeCKGAEPUTC+8

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
  2. Below: Sichuan Basin0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Neijiang, People's Republic of China — on the right, 53 km away145 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  4. Luzhou, People's Republic of China — on the left, 32 km away146 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  5. Zigong, People's Republic of China — on the right, 40 km away182 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  6. Below: Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau309 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  7. Laotzyunshan, 4,500 m — on the right, 25 km away757 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  8. Below: Mainland Southeast Asia926 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  9. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+6:30926 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  10. Below: Naga hills1,420 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  11. Kennedy Peak, 2,703 m — on the left, 28 km away1,460 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  12. Below: Chin Hills1,540 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  13. Local time below changes: UTC+6:30 to UTC+5:301,540 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  14. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+61,670 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  15. Chattogram, Bangladesh — on the left, 20 km away1,690 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  16. Bay of Bengal — 1,170 km without land1,730 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  17. Rasapūdipalem, India — on the right, 34 km away2,710 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
  18. Visakhapatnam, India — on the right, 36 km away2,730 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
  19. Local time below changes: UTC+6 to UTC+5:302,780 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
  20. Below: Indian subcontinent2,900 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  21. Land again2,900 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  22. Water starts: Bay of Bengal2,960 km · ≈ 3 h 40 min into the flight
  23. Vijayawada, India — on the right, 83 km away3,030 km · ≈ 3 h 45 min into the flight
  24. Below: Eastern Ghats3,270 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
  25. Below: Deccan Plateau3,460 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  26. Bengaluru, India — on the left, 46 km away3,520 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  27. Mysuru, India — on the left, 46 km away3,650 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
  28. Below: Western Ghats3,700 km · ≈ 4 h 30 min into the flight
  29. Laccadive Sea and Arabian Sea — 4,810 km without land3,830 km · ≈ 4 h 40 min into the flight
  30. Below: Laccadive Islands4,010 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
  31. Below: Seychelles6,420 km · ≈ 7 h 40 min into the flight
  32. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+46,600 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  33. Below: Comoros8,140 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
  34. Local time below changes: UTC+4 to UTC+38,140 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
  35. Kartala, 2,361 m — on the right, 58 km away8,190 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
  36. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+28,580 km · ≈ 10 h 05 min into the flight
  37. Land again8,640 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
  38. Below: Mount Nyangani9,500 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  39. Mount Nyangani, 2,592 m — on the right, 108 km away9,530 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  40. Monte Binga, 2,436 m — on the left, 44 km away9,610 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  41. Below: Kalahari Desert10,550 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  42. Below: Karas Mountains11,170 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
  43. Atlantic Ocean and Río de la Plata — 6,910 km without land11,600 km · ≈ 13 h 35 min into the flight
  44. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC−318,200 km · ≈ 21 h 10 min into the flight
  45. Montevideo, Uruguay — on the right, 20 km away18,310 km · ≈ 21 h 15 min into the flight
  46. Landing at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery18,510 km · ≈ 21 h 30 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 Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires · Photo: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 21 h 45 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.

11,500 miles (18,510 km, 10,000 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
926 kmUTC+6:30Yangon
1,540 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
1,670 kmUTC+6Dhaka
2,780 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
6,600 kmUTC+4Mahe
8,140 kmUTC+3Comoro
8,580 kmUTC+2Maputo
18,200 kmUTC−3Montevideo

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
  • Yangon
  • Kolkata
  • Dhaka
  • Kolkata
  • Chennai
  • Mumbai
  • Seychelles
  • Antananarivo
  • Beira
  • Harare
  • Gaborone
  • Windhoek
  • Johannesburg
  • Johannesburg Oceanic
  • Montevideo

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Chongqing to Buenos Aires?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Chongqing to Buenos Aires covers 11,500 miles (18,510 km) — about 21 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, the Comoros, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Bay of Bengal, the Laccadive Sea and the Arabian Sea: 71% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+8 and land on UTC−3.

What countries do you fly over from Chongqing to Buenos Aires?

It passes over or close to People's Republic of China, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, the Comoros, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Bay of Bengal, the Laccadive Sea and the Arabian Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Chongqing to Buenos Aires?

About 21 h 45 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 Chongqing from Buenos Aires by plane?

11,500 miles (18,510 km, 10,000 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?

71% of the route, about 13,140 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,910 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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