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Dubai to Buenos Aires flight path

DXB → EZEDXBEZE
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 Dubai to Buenos Aires covers 8,500 miles (13,680 km) — about 16 h 15 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 59% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+4 and land on UTC−3.

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From Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · DXB · EZE

DXBDubai
EZEBuenos Aires
Great-circle distance
13,680 km
Duration, no wind
16 h 15 min
Over water
59 %
Time difference today
−7 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 Dubai to Buenos Aires?

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Eritrea
  • Sudan
  • South Sudan
  • Central African Republic
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Gabon
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Persian Gulf
  • Red Sea
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Jabal Sawda

To see Jabal Sawda (3,000 m), sit on the left: it lies about 27 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Abu Dhabi ≈ 25 min
  • Khamis Mushait ≈ 2 h 00 min
  • Jabal Sawda (3,000 m) ≈ 2 h 00 min
  • Asmara ≈ 2 h 35 min
  • Al Qadarif ≈ 3 h 05 min
  • Singa ≈ 3 h 15 min
  • Winejok ≈ 4 h 15 min
  • Montevideo ≈ 15 h 45 min
Right window
  • Jabal Yibir (1,527 m) ≈ 15 min
  • Kassala ≈ 2 h 50 min
  • Kosti ≈ 3 h 25 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 hUTC+3UTC+2UTC+1UTC−3UTC+4Red SeaAtlantic OceanLibyan DesertCrystal MountainJabal Sawda 3,000 m 27 kmMontevideo 47 kmAsmara 109 kmKassala 49 kmKhamis Mushait 43 kmAl Qadarif 23 kmKosti 59 kmDXBEZE▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 h14 hUTC+3UTC+2UTC+1UTC−3Atlantic OceanArabian PeninsulaAsir MountainsLibyan DesertCrystal MountainAbu Dhabi35 km off routeKhamis Mushait43 km off routeJabal Sawda3,000 m · 27 kmAsmara109 km off routeAl Qadarif23 km off routeSinga19 km off routeWinejok6 km off routeMontevideo47 km off routeJabal Yibir1,527 m · 7 kmKassala49 km off routeKosti59 km off routeDXBEZEUTC+4

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Dubai International Airport
  2. Below: Arabian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Jabal Yibir, 1,527 m — on the right, 7 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  4. Water starts: Persian Gulf46 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
  5. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — on the left, 35 km away128 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  6. Land again274 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  7. Local time below changes: UTC+4 to UTC+3410 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  8. Below: Rub' al Khali501 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  9. Below: Tuwayq Mountains1,090 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
  10. Below: Asir Mountains1,460 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  11. Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia — on the left, 43 km away1,510 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  12. Below: Tihāmah1,550 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  13. Jabal Sawda, 3,000 m — on the left, 27 km away1,550 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  14. Water starts: Red Sea1,640 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  15. Below: Ethiopian Highlands2,010 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  16. Asmara, Eritrea — on the left, 109 km away2,030 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  17. Below: Sahel2,100 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  18. Kassala, Sudan — on the right, 49 km away2,250 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  19. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+22,280 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  20. Al Qadarif, Sudan — on the left, 23 km away2,430 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  21. Singa, Sudan — on the left, 19 km away2,620 km · ≈ 3 h 15 min into the flight
  22. Kosti, Sudan — on the right, 59 km away2,730 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
  23. Below: Libyan Desert2,780 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
  24. Winejok, South Sudan — on the left, 6 km away3,450 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  25. Below: Congo basin3,650 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
  26. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+13,780 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
  27. Below: Crystal Mountain5,520 km · ≈ 6 h 35 min into the flight
  28. Atlantic Ocean — 7,430 km without land5,790 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
  29. Land again13,220 km · ≈ 15 h 25 min into the flight
  30. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−313,220 km · ≈ 15 h 25 min into the flight
  31. Below: Cuchilla Grande13,270 km · ≈ 15 h 30 min into the flight
  32. Montevideo, Uruguay — on the left, 47 km away13,470 km · ≈ 15 h 45 min into the flight
  33. Landing at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini13,680 km · ≈ 16 h 00 min into the flight
  34. Below: Pampas13,680 km · ≈ 16 h 00 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 16 h 15 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.

8,500 miles (13,680 km, 7,380 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+4Dubai
410 kmUTC+3Riyadh
2,280 kmUTC+2Khartoum
3,780 kmUTC+1Bangui
13,220 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.

  • U.A.E
  • Jeddah
  • Asmara
  • Khartoum
  • Juba (Up to FL245)
  • Brazzaville
  • Kinshasa
  • Brazzaville
  • Luanda
  • Atlantico
  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Dubai to Buenos Aires?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Dubai to Buenos Aires covers 8,500 miles (13,680 km) — about 16 h 15 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 59% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+4 and land on UTC−3.

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

It passes over or close to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Dubai to Buenos Aires?

About 16 h 15 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 Dubai from Buenos Aires by plane?

8,500 miles (13,680 km, 7,380 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?

59% of the route, about 8,110 km. The longest stretch without land is 7,430 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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