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New York to Buenos Aires flight path

JFK → EZEJFKEZE
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 New York to Buenos Aires covers 5,300 miles (8,530 km) — about 10 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United States, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea: 39% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−4 and land on UTC−3.

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From John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · JFK · EZE

JFKNew York
EZEBuenos Aires
Great-circle distance
8,530 km
Duration, no wind
10 h 20 min
Over water
39 %
Time difference today
+1 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 New York to Buenos Aires?

  • United States
  • Dominican Republic
  • Venezuela
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Sargasso Sea
  • Caribbean Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico da Neblina

To see Pico da Neblina (3,014 m), sit on the right: it lies about 59 km from the route, ≈ 5 h 25 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Pico Naiguatá (2,765 m) ≈ 4 h 10 min
  • Caracas ≈ 4 h 10 min
  • Petare ≈ 4 h 10 min
  • Los Teques ≈ 4 h 10 min
  • Santa Teresa del Tuy ≈ 4 h 15 min
  • Cerro Marahuaca (2,832 m) ≈ 5 h 05 min
Right window
  • Maracay ≈ 4 h 10 min
  • Valencia ≈ 4 h 10 min
  • Turmero ≈ 4 h 10 min
  • Cerro La Raya (2,070 m) ≈ 4 h 50 min
  • Pico da Neblina (3,014 m) ≈ 5 h 25 min
  • Porto Velho ≈ 6 h 40 min
  • Santa Cruz de la Sierra ≈ 7 h 50 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 hUTC−3UTC−4Atlantic OceanCaribbean SeaLong IslandCordillera OrientalGuiana HighlandsMato Grosso PlateauGran ChacoPico da Neblina 3,014 m 59 kmCerro Marahuaca 2,832 m 62 kmPico Naiguatá 2,765 m 43 kmCerro La Raya 2,070 m 10 kmCaracas 31 kmSanta Cruz de la Sierra 101 kmValencia 96 kmPorto Velho 6 kmPetare 38 kmJFKEZE▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 hUTC−3Atlantic OceanCaribbean SeaLong IslandCordillera OrientalGuiana HighlandsMato Grosso PlateauGran ChacoPico Naiguatá2,765 m · 43 kmCaracas31 km off routePetare38 km off routeLos Teques11 km off routeCerro Marahuaca2,832 m · 62 kmMaracay51 km off routeValencia96 km off routeTurmero38 km off routeCerro La Raya2,070 m · 10 kmPico da Neblina3,014 m · 59 kmPorto Velho6 km off routeSanta Cruz de la Sie…101 km off routeJFKEZEUTC−4

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from John F. Kennedy International Airport
  2. Below: Long Island0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Atlantic Ocean and Sargasso Sea — 2,450 km without land28 km · ≈ 17 min into the flight
  4. Below: West Indies2,330 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
  5. Below: Greater Antilles2,390 km · ≈ 3 h 00 min into the flight
  6. Below: Hispaniola2,480 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  7. Land again2,480 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  8. Caribbean Sea — 882 km without land2,530 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
  9. Below: Lesser Antilles3,190 km · ≈ 3 h 55 min into the flight
  10. Below: Cordillera Oriental3,410 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  11. Land again3,410 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  12. Pico Naiguatá, 2,765 m — on the left, 43 km away3,420 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  13. Caracas, Venezuela — on the left, 31 km away3,420 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  14. Petare, Venezuela — on the left, 38 km away3,420 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  15. Los Teques, Venezuela — on the left, 11 km away3,430 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  16. Maracay, Venezuela — on the right, 51 km away3,430 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  17. Valencia, Venezuela — on the right, 96 km away3,440 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  18. Turmero, Venezuela — on the right, 38 km away3,440 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  19. Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela — on the left, 49 km away3,450 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  20. Below: Llanos3,530 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  21. Below: Guiana Highlands3,780 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
  22. Cerro La Raya, 2,070 m — on the right, 10 km away3,980 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
  23. Cerro Marahuaca, 2,832 m — on the left, 62 km away4,200 km · ≈ 5 h 05 min into the flight
  24. Below: Serra de Curupira4,380 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
  25. Pico da Neblina, 3,014 m — on the right, 59 km away4,500 km · ≈ 5 h 25 min into the flight
  26. Below: Guiana Highlands4,580 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
  27. Below: Amazon basin4,610 km · ≈ 5 h 35 min into the flight
  28. Porto Velho, Brazil — on the right, 6 km away5,590 km · ≈ 6 h 40 min into the flight
  29. Below: Mato Grosso Plateau5,660 km · ≈ 6 h 45 min into the flight
  30. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia — on the right, 101 km away6,590 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  31. Below: Chaco Boreal6,600 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  32. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−36,860 km · ≈ 8 h 10 min into the flight
  33. Below: Gran Chaco7,280 km · ≈ 8 h 35 min into the flight
  34. Below: Chaco Austral7,600 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
  35. Below: Entre Ríos8,050 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  36. Below: Pampas8,510 km · ≈ 10 h 00 min into the flight
  37. Landing at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini8,530 km · ≈ 10 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 10 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.

5,300 miles (8,530 km, 4,610 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−4New York
6,860 kmUTC−3Asuncion

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.

  • New York
  • Boston
  • Washington
  • New York
  • Miami
  • San Juan
  • Santo Domingo
  • Curaçao
  • Maiquetia
  • Amazonico
  • La Paz
  • Asuncion
  • Resistencia
  • Ezeiza

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from New York to Buenos Aires?

Along the shortest route, the flight from New York to Buenos Aires covers 5,300 miles (8,530 km) — about 10 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United States, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea: 39% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−4 and land on UTC−3.

What countries do you fly over from New York to Buenos Aires?

It passes over or close to the United States, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from New York to Buenos Aires?

About 10 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 New York from Buenos Aires by plane?

5,300 miles (8,530 km, 4,610 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?

39% of the route, about 3,330 km. The longest stretch without land is 2,450 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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