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Florianópolis to Buenos Aires flight path

FLN → EZEFLNEZE
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 Florianópolis to Buenos Aires covers 769 miles (1,240 km) — about 1 h 55 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. 4% of the route is over water.

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From Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · FLN · EZE

FLNFlorianópolis
EZEBuenos Aires
Great-circle distance
1,240 km
Duration, no wind
1 h 55 min
Over water
4 %
Time difference today
+0 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 Florianópolis to Buenos Aires?

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Morro da Boa Vista

To see Morro da Boa Vista (1,827 m), sit on the right: it lies about 24 km from the route, ≈ 20 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Gravataí ≈ 40 min
  • Canoas ≈ 40 min
  • Porto Alegre ≈ 40 min
  • Pelotas ≈ 55 min
Right window
  • Morro da Boa Vista (1,827 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Caxias do Sul ≈ 35 min
  • Novo Hamburgo ≈ 40 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

1 hUTC−3Serra do MarBrazilian HighlandsMorro da Boa Vista 1,827 m 24 kmPorto Alegre 22 kmCaxias do Sul 47 kmPelotas 98 kmCanoas 15 kmGravataí 29 kmNovo Hamburgo 2 kmFLNEZE▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 hSerra do MarGravataí29 km off routeCanoas15 km off routePorto Alegre22 km off routePelotas98 km off routeMorro da Boa Vista1,827 m · 24 kmCaxias do Sul47 km off routeNovo Hamburgo2 km off routeFLNEZEUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Hercílio Luz International Airport
  2. Below: Serra do Mar12 km · ≈ 16 min into the flight
  3. Morro da Boa Vista, 1,827 m — on the right, 24 km away100 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  4. Below: Brazilian Highlands223 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  5. Below: Serra Geral227 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  6. Caxias do Sul, Brazil — on the right, 47 km away302 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  7. Novo Hamburgo, Brazil — on the right, 2 km away336 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  8. Gravataí, Brazil — on the left, 29 km away346 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  9. Canoas, Brazil — on the left, 15 km away358 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  10. Porto Alegre, Brazil — on the left, 22 km away369 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  11. Pelotas, Brazil — on the left, 98 km away576 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  12. Below: Pampas1,210 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
  13. Landing at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini1,240 km · ≈ 1 h 40 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 1 h 55 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.

769 miles (1,240 km, 668 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 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.

  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Florianópolis to Buenos Aires?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Florianópolis to Buenos Aires covers 769 miles (1,240 km) — about 1 h 55 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. 4% of the route is over water.

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

It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Florianópolis to Buenos Aires?

About 1 h 55 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 Florianópolis from Buenos Aires by plane?

769 miles (1,240 km, 668 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?

4% of the route, about 54 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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