Kobe to Rosario flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Kobe to Rosario covers 11,510 miles (18,520 km) — about 21 h 50 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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- Great-circle distance
- 18,520 km
- Duration, no wind
- 21 h 50 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 Rosario?
- Japan
- Chile
- Argentina
- Philippine Sea
- Pacific Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Fuji
To see Mount Fuji (3,776 m), sit on the left: it lies about 70 km from the route, ≈ 35 min into the flight.
- Nagoya ≈ 25 min
- Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 35 min
- Aihara ≈ 40 min
- Setagaya ≈ 45 min
- Yokohama ≈ 45 min
- Tokyo ≈ 45 min
- Ōta ≈ 45 min
- Kawasaki ≈ 45 min
- Chiba ≈ 45 min
- Mount Champaquí (2,770 m) ≈ 21 h 05 min
- Córdoba ≈ 21 h 10 min
- Hamamatsu ≈ 30 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: Honshu62 km · ≈ 19 min into the flight
- Nagoya, Japan — on the left, 55 km away156 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Hamamatsu, Japan — on the right, 1 km away230 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Philippine Sea and Pacific Ocean — 17,170 km without land309 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the left, 70 km away322 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Below: Izu Islands370 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Aihara, Japan — on the left, 96 km away375 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Setagaya, Japan — on the left, 101 km away405 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Yokohama, Japan — on the left, 78 km away405 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Tokyo, Japan — on the left, 106 km away409 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Ōta, Japan — on the left, 92 km away411 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Kawasaki, Japan — on the left, 87 km away411 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Chiba, Japan — on the left, 96 km away448 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Below: Hawaiian Islands4,510 km · ≈ 5 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Polynesia5,800 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Andes17,470 km · ≈ 20 h 20 min into the flight
- Land again17,470 km · ≈ 20 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC−317,470 km · ≈ 20 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas17,910 km · ≈ 20 h 50 min into the flight
- Mount Champaquí, 2,770 m — on the left, 12 km away18,120 km · ≈ 21 h 05 min into the flight
- Córdoba, Argentina — on the left, 92 km away18,180 km · ≈ 21 h 10 min into the flight
- Landing at Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport18,520 km · ≈ 21 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
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Arriving in Rosario

Flight time and distance
About 21 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.
11,510 miles (18,520 km, 10,000 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 |
| 17,470 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
- Antofagasta
- Santiago
- Mendoza
- Cordoba
- Ezeiza
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Kobe to Rosario?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Kobe to Rosario covers 11,510 miles (18,520 km) — about 21 h 50 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 Rosario?
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 Rosario?
About 21 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 Kobe from Rosario by plane?
11,510 miles (18,520 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?
93% of the route, about 17,290 km. The longest stretch without land is 17,170 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.