Kobe to Buenos Aires flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Kobe to Buenos Aires covers 11,660 miles (18,770 km) — about 22 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, Chile and Argentina. It crosses the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean: 93% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+9 and land on UTC−3.
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From Kobe Airport (UKB) to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) · UKB · AEP
- Great-circle distance
- 18,770 km
- Duration, no wind
- 22 h 05 min
- Over water
- 93 %
- Time difference today
- −12 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 Kobe to Buenos Aires?
- Japan
- Chile
- Argentina
- Philippine Sea
- Pacific Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aconcagua
To see Aconcagua (6,959 m), sit on the left: it lies about 69 km from the route, ≈ 20 h 35 min into the flight.
- Gifu ≈ 25 min
- Nagoya ≈ 25 min
- Toyota ≈ 25 min
- Okazaki ≈ 25 min
- Hamamatsu ≈ 30 min
- Shizuoka ≈ 35 min
- Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 35 min
- Yokosuka ≈ 40 min
- Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 20 h 35 min
- Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 20 h 30 min
- Maipú ≈ 20 h 30 min
- Santiago ≈ 20 h 30 min
- Puente Alto ≈ 20 h 30 min
- Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 20 h 35 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Kobe Airport
- Below: Japan0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Below: Honshu63 km · ≈ 19 min into the flight
- Gifu, Japan — on the left, 97 km away134 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Nagoya, Japan — on the left, 72 km away149 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Toyota, Japan — on the left, 62 km away172 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Okazaki, Japan — on the left, 48 km away174 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Philippine Sea and Pacific Ocean — 17,390 km without land188 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Hamamatsu, Japan — on the left, 24 km away228 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Shizuoka, Japan — on the left, 61 km away285 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the left, 105 km away312 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Below: Izu Islands375 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Yokosuka, Japan — on the left, 106 km away397 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Below: Polynesia5,760 km · ≈ 6 h 50 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC−317,520 km · ≈ 20 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Andes17,580 km · ≈ 20 h 25 min into the flight
- Land again17,580 km · ≈ 20 h 25 min into the flight
- Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the right, 91 km away17,620 km · ≈ 20 h 30 min into the flight
- Maipú, Chile — on the right, 38 km away17,630 km · ≈ 20 h 30 min into the flight
- Santiago, Chile — on the right, 30 km away17,630 km · ≈ 20 h 30 min into the flight
- Puente Alto, Chile — on the right, 45 km away17,640 km · ≈ 20 h 30 min into the flight
- Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the left, 69 km away17,680 km · ≈ 20 h 35 min into the flight
- Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the right, 3 km away17,710 km · ≈ 20 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas18,020 km · ≈ 21 h 00 min into the flight
- Landing at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery18,770 km · ≈ 21 h 50 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
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Arriving in Buenos Aires
Flight time and distance
About 22 h 05 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.
11,660 miles (18,770 km, 10,130 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC+9 | Tokyo |
| 17,520 km | UTC−3 | Santiago |
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.
- Kobe
- Fukuoka
- Tokyo Oceanic
- Oakland Oceanic
- Tahiti Radio
- Pascua
- Santiago
- Mendoza
- Ezeiza
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Kobe to Buenos Aires?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Kobe to Buenos Aires covers 11,660 miles (18,770 km) — about 22 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, Chile and Argentina. It crosses the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean: 93% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+9 and land on UTC−3.
What countries do you fly over from Kobe to Buenos Aires?
It passes over or close to Japan, Chile and Argentina, and crosses the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Kobe to Buenos Aires?
About 22 h 05 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 Kobe from Buenos Aires by plane?
11,660 miles (18,770 km, 10,130 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?
93% of the route, about 17,390 km. The longest stretch without land is 17,390 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.