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Napoli to Buenos Aires flight path

NAP → AEPNAPAEP
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 Napoli to Buenos Aires covers 6,960 miles (11,200 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Italy, Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 45% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.

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From Naples International Airport (NAP) to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) · NAP · AEP

NAPNapoli
AEPBuenos Aires
Great-circle distance
11,200 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 20 min
Over water
45 %
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 Napoli to Buenos Aires?

  • Italy
  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • The Gambia
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Tyrrhenian Sea
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pedra da Mina

To see Pedra da Mina (2,798 m), sit on the left: it lies about 23 km from the route, ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Djebel Chélia (2,326 m) ≈ 1 h 20 min
  • Pedra da Mina (2,798 m) ≈ 10 h 55 min
  • Joinville ≈ 11 h 40 min
  • Morro da Boa Vista (1,827 m) ≈ 11 h 50 min
Right window
  • Touba ≈ 5 h 00 min
  • Belo Horizonte ≈ 10 h 40 min
  • São José dos Campos ≈ 11 h 05 min
  • Guarulhos ≈ 11 h 10 min
  • São Paulo ≈ 11 h 10 min
  • São Bernardo do Campo ≈ 11 h 15 min
  • Osasco ≈ 11 h 15 min
  • Sorocaba ≈ 11 h 15 min
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 11 h 30 min
  • Curitiba ≈ 11 h 35 min

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

Leg by leg

2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+1UTC+0UTC−3UTC+2Atlantic OceanAtlas MountainsErg IguidiTagant RegionBrazilian HighlandsSerra do MarPedra da Mina 2,798 m 23 kmDjebel Chélia 2,326 m 56 kmPico Paraná 1,877 m 72 kmMorro da Boa Vista 1,827 m 96 kmSão Paulo 34 kmBelo Horizonte 88 kmCuritiba 92 kmTouba 55 kmJoinville 5 kmNAPAEP▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+1UTC+0UTC−3Atlantic OceanAtlas MountainsErg IguidiEl DjoufTrarzaBrazilian HighlandsSerra do MarDjebel Chélia2,326 m · 56 kmPedra da Mina2,798 m · 23 kmJoinville5 km off routeMorro da Boa Vista1,827 m · 96 kmTouba55 km off routeBelo Horizonte88 km off routeSão José dos Campos4 km off routeGuarulhos32 km off routeSão Paulo34 km off routeSão Bernardo do Campo18 km off routeOsasco47 km off routePico Paraná1,877 m · 72 kmNAPAEPUTC+2

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Naples International Airport
  2. Tyrrhenian Sea and Mediterranean Sea — 709 km without land37 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
  3. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1597 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  4. Below: Atlas Mountains747 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  5. Land again747 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  6. Djebel Chélia, 2,326 m — on the left, 56 km away907 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  7. Below: Sahara1,230 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
  8. Below: Grand Erg Occidental1,530 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  9. Below: Erg Iguidi2,090 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  10. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+02,540 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
  11. Below: El Djouf2,870 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  12. Below: Tagant Region3,360 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  13. Below: Trarza3,620 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
  14. Below: Sahel3,880 km · ≈ 4 h 45 min into the flight
  15. Touba, Senegal — on the right, 55 km away4,100 km · ≈ 5 h 00 min into the flight
  16. Atlantic Ocean — 3,990 km without land4,330 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
  17. Local time below changes: UTC+0 to UTC−38,290 km · ≈ 9 h 45 min into the flight
  18. Below: Brazilian Highlands8,360 km · ≈ 9 h 50 min into the flight
  19. Belo Horizonte, Brazil — on the right, 88 km away9,040 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
  20. Below: Serra da Mantiquiera9,220 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  21. Pedra da Mina, 2,798 m — on the left, 23 km away9,310 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
  22. São José dos Campos, Brazil — on the right, 4 km away9,450 km · ≈ 11 h 05 min into the flight
  23. Guarulhos, Brazil — on the right, 32 km away9,510 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  24. São Paulo, Brazil — on the right, 34 km away9,530 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  25. São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil — on the right, 18 km away9,530 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  26. Osasco, Brazil — on the right, 47 km away9,540 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  27. Sorocaba, Brazil — on the right, 100 km away9,580 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  28. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean9,630 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
  29. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the right, 72 km away9,820 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  30. Curitiba, Brazil — on the right, 92 km away9,860 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  31. Below: Serra do Mar9,890 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  32. Land again9,890 km · ≈ 11 h 35 min into the flight
  33. Joinville, Brazil — on the left, 5 km away9,900 km · ≈ 11 h 40 min into the flight
  34. Below: Serra Geral10,080 km · ≈ 11 h 50 min into the flight
  35. Morro da Boa Vista, 1,827 m — on the left, 96 km away10,090 km · ≈ 11 h 50 min into the flight
  36. Landing at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery11,200 km · ≈ 13 h 05 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 13 h 20 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.

6,960 miles (11,200 km, 6,050 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+2Rome
597 kmUTC+1Tunis
2,540 kmUTC+0Nouakchott
8,290 kmUTC−3Bahia

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.

  • Roma
  • Tunis
  • Algiers
  • Dakar
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Atlantico
  • Recife
  • Brasilia
  • Curitiba
  • Brasilia
  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Napoli to Buenos Aires?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Napoli to Buenos Aires covers 6,960 miles (11,200 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Italy, Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 45% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.

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

It passes over or close to Italy, Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Napoli to Buenos Aires?

About 13 h 20 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 Napoli from Buenos Aires by plane?

6,960 miles (11,200 km, 6,050 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?

45% of the route, about 5,000 km. The longest stretch without land is 3,990 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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