Madrid to Buenos Aires flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Buenos Aires covers 6,270 miles (10,090 km) — about 12 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 56% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.
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From Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · MAD · EZE
- Great-circle distance
- 10,090 km
- Duration, no wind
- 12 h 05 min
- Over water
- 56 %
- Time difference today
- −5 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 Madrid to Buenos Aires?
- Spain
- Portugal
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Argentina
- Atlantic Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Teide
To see Teide (3,718 m), sit on the right: it lies about 96 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight.
- Sevilla ≈ 40 min
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ≈ 2 h 15 min
- Pico do Fogo (2,829 m) ≈ 4 h 15 min
- Serra do Barbado (2,033 m) ≈ 8 h 30 min
- Montes Claros ≈ 9 h 00 min
- Piracicaba ≈ 9 h 55 min
- Curitiba ≈ 10 h 15 min
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 25 min
- Teide (3,718 m) ≈ 2 h 20 min
- Juazeiro do Norte ≈ 7 h 40 min
- Petrolina ≈ 8 h 00 min
- Franca ≈ 9 h 40 min
- Ribeirão Preto ≈ 9 h 45 min
- Bauru ≈ 9 h 55 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 92 km away117 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Below: Sierra Morena336 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Sevilla, Spain — on the left, 73 km away397 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Atlantic Ocean — 5,610 km without land504 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1504 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Below: Canary Islands1,580 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain — on the left, 13 km away1,750 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Gran Canaria1,780 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Teide, 3,718 m — on the right, 96 km away1,810 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Cape Verde3,230 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−13,260 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
- Pico do Fogo, 2,829 m — on the left, 51 km away3,480 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−1 to UTC−36,090 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Caatinga6,120 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Borborema Plateau6,220 km · ≈ 7 h 25 min into the flight
- Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil — on the right, 85 km away6,440 km · ≈ 7 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Brazilian Highlands6,590 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
- Petrolina, Brazil — on the right, 71 km away6,720 km · ≈ 8 h 00 min into the flight
- Serra do Barbado, 2,033 m — on the left, 25 km away7,170 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
- Montes Claros, Brazil — on the left, 48 km away7,600 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Grande Sertão Veredas National Park7,830 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
- Franca, Brazil — on the right, 37 km away8,160 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
- Ribeirão Preto, Brazil — on the right, 34 km away8,240 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
- Piracicaba, Brazil — on the left, 75 km away8,380 km · ≈ 9 h 55 min into the flight
- Bauru, Brazil — on the right, 71 km away8,420 km · ≈ 9 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Serra Geral8,640 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
- Curitiba, Brazil — on the left, 104 km away8,720 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
- Landing at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini10,090 km · ≈ 11 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas10,090 km · ≈ 11 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 12 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.
6,270 miles (10,090 km, 5,450 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+2 | Madrid |
| 504 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 3,260 km | UTC−1 | Cape Verde |
| 6,090 km | UTC−3 | Fortaleza |
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.
- Madrid
- Sevilla
- Lisboa
- Agadir
- Canarias
- Canarias Oceanic
- Sal Oceanic
- Dakar Oceanic
- Atlantico
- Recife
- Brasilia
- Curitiba
- Montevideo
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Madrid to Buenos Aires?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Buenos Aires covers 6,270 miles (10,090 km) — about 12 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 56% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.
What countries do you fly over from Madrid to Buenos Aires?
It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Madrid to Buenos Aires?
About 12 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 Madrid from Buenos Aires by plane?
6,270 miles (10,090 km, 5,450 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?
56% of the route, about 5,680 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,610 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.