Mexico City to Barcelona flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Mexico City to Barcelona covers 5,890 miles (9,480 km) — about 11 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Spain. It crosses the Gulf of Mexico, Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean: 81% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−6 and land on UTC+2.
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From Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) · MEX · BCN
- Great-circle distance
- 9,480 km
- Duration, no wind
- 11 h 25 min
- Over water
- 81 %
- Time difference today
- +8 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 Mexico City to Barcelona?
- Mexico
- United States
- Spain
- Gulf of Mexico
- Pamlico Sound
- Atlantic Ocean
- Bay of Biscay
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Popocatépetl
To see Popocatépetl (5,420 m), sit on the right: it lies about 65 km from the route, ≈ 15 min into the flight.
- Pachuca de Soto ≈ 20 min
- Gijón ≈ 10 h 20 min
- Torre Cerredo (2,648 m) ≈ 10 h 25 min
- Bilbao ≈ 10 h 35 min
- Gasteiz / Vitoria ≈ 10 h 40 min
- Aneto (3,404 m) ≈ 11 h 00 min
- Coma Pedrosa (2,943 m) ≈ 11 h 00 min
- Popocatépetl (5,420 m) ≈ 15 min
- A Coruña ≈ 10 h 10 min
- Moncayo Massif (2,313 m) ≈ 10 h 45 min
- Zaragoza ≈ 10 h 50 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
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See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport
- Popocatépetl, 5,420 m — on the right, 65 km away5 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Pachuca de Soto, Mexico — on the left, 32 km away77 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Below: Sierra Madre Oriental126 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Gulf of Mexico — 1,580 km without land253 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−6 to UTC−41,800 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Atlantic coastal plain1,830 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Land again1,830 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−51,830 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−41,860 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
- Pamlico Sound and Atlantic Ocean — 5,810 km without land2,840 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
- A Coruña, Spain — on the right, 51 km away8,590 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC+28,600 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula8,660 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Cantabrian Mountains8,790 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
- Gijón, Spain — on the left, 26 km away8,800 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
- Torre Cerredo, 2,648 m — on the left, 9 km away8,870 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- Bilbao, Spain — on the left, 63 km away9,020 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
- Gasteiz / Vitoria, Spain — on the left, 26 km away9,050 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
- Moncayo Massif, 2,313 m — on the right, 64 km away9,160 km · ≈ 10 h 45 min into the flight
- Zaragoza, Spain — on the right, 50 km away9,240 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
- Aneto, 3,404 m — on the left, 96 km away9,320 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Coma Pedrosa, 2,943 m — on the left, 114 km away9,380 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Landing at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport9,480 km · ≈ 11 h 10 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 Barcelona
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Flight time and distance
About 11 h 25 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.
5,890 miles (9,480 km, 5,120 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−6 | Mexico City |
| 1,800 km | UTC−4 | New York |
| 1,830 km | UTC−5 | Chicago |
| 1,860 km | UTC−4 | New York |
| 8,600 km | UTC+2 | Madrid |
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.
- Mexico
- Houston
- Jacksonville
- Washington
- New York
- Gander Oceanic
- Shanwick Oceanic
- Santa Maria
- Madrid
- Barcelona
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Mexico City to Barcelona?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Mexico City to Barcelona covers 5,890 miles (9,480 km) — about 11 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Spain. It crosses the Gulf of Mexico, Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean: 81% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−6 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from Mexico City to Barcelona?
It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Spain, and crosses the Gulf of Mexico, Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Mexico City to Barcelona?
About 11 h 25 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 Mexico City from Barcelona by plane?
5,890 miles (9,480 km, 5,120 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?
81% of the route, about 7,650 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,810 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.