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Cordoba to Christchurch flight path

COR → CHCCORCHC
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 Cordoba to Christchurch covers 6,150 miles (9,890 km) — about 11 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile and New Zealand. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 86% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+13.

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From Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) · COR · CHC

CORCordoba
CHCChristchurch
Great-circle distance
9,890 km
Duration, no wind
11 h 50 min
Over water
86 %
Time difference today
+16 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 Cordoba to Christchurch?

  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • New Zealand
  • Pacific Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Domuyo

To see Domuyo (4,709 m), sit on the right: it lies about 76 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Villarrica Volcano (2,847 m) ≈ 1 h 35 min
Right window
  • Mount Champaquí (2,770 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Domuyo (4,709 m) ≈ 1 h 10 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 hUTC+13UTC−3Pacific OceanPampasAndesChilean Central ValleyDomuyo 4,709 m 76 kmVillarrica Volcano 2,847 m 33 kmCORCHC▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+13Pacific OceanPampasAndesChilean Central ValleyVillarrica Volcano2,847 m · 33 kmMount Champaquí2,770 m · 7 kmDomuyo4,709 m · 76 kmCORCHCUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport
  2. Below: Pampas0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Mount Champaquí, 2,770 m — on the right, 7 km away101 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  4. Below: Andes693 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  5. Domuyo, 4,709 m — on the right, 76 km away816 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  6. Villarrica Volcano, 2,847 m — on the left, 33 km away1,140 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  7. Below: Chilean Central Valley1,150 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  8. Pacific Ocean — 8,510 km without land1,350 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  9. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+139,200 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  10. Below: Polynesia9,330 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
  11. Below: New Zealand9,830 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  12. Below: Banks Peninsula9,860 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  13. Landing at Christchurch International Airport9,890 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  14. Below: South Island9,890 km · ≈ 11 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 Christchurch

Christchurch
Christchurch · Photo: Bgabel · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 11 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.

6,150 miles (9,890 km, 5,340 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Cordoba
9,200 kmUTC+13Auckland

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.

  • Cordoba
  • Mendoza
  • Santiago
  • Puerto Montt
  • Punta Arenas
  • Pascua
  • Auckland Radio
  • Christchurch (South)
  • Christchurch (Kaikoura)

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Cordoba to Christchurch?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Cordoba to Christchurch covers 6,150 miles (9,890 km) — about 11 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile and New Zealand. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 86% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+13.

What countries do you fly over from Cordoba to Christchurch?

It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile and New Zealand, and crosses the Pacific Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Cordoba to Christchurch?

About 11 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 Cordoba from Christchurch by plane?

6,150 miles (9,890 km, 5,340 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?

86% of the route, about 8,510 km. The longest stretch without land is 8,510 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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