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Osaka to Rosario flight path

ITM → ROSITMROS
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 Osaka to Rosario covers 11,500 miles (18,500 km) — about 21 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, Chile and Argentina. It crosses 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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From Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) to Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) · ITM · ROS

ITMOsaka
ROSRosario
Great-circle distance
18,500 km
Duration, no wind
21 h 45 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 Osaka to Rosario?

  • Japan
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • 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 52 km from the route, ≈ 35 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Nagoya ≈ 25 min
  • Mount Fuji (3,776 m) ≈ 35 min
  • Aihara ≈ 40 min
  • Yokohama ≈ 40 min
  • Setagaya ≈ 40 min
  • Tokyo ≈ 40 min
  • Ōta ≈ 40 min
  • Kawasaki ≈ 40 min
  • Chiba ≈ 45 min
  • Mount Champaquí (2,770 m) ≈ 21 h 05 min
  • Córdoba ≈ 21 h 05 min
Right window
  • Hamamatsu ≈ 30 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 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC−3UTC+9Pacific OceanHonshuHawaiian IslandsAndesMount Champaquí 2,770 m 8 kmCórdoba 88 kmITMROS▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC−3Pacific OceanHonshuHawaiian IslandsAndesNagoya38 km off routeMount Fuji3,776 m · 52 kmAihara77 km off routeYokohama58 km off routeSetagaya81 km off routeMount Champaquí2,770 m · 8 kmCórdoba88 km off routeHamamatsu19 km off routeITMROSUTC+9

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Osaka Itami International Airport
  2. Below: Honshu0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Below: Japan123 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  4. Nagoya, Japan — on the left, 38 km away136 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  5. Hamamatsu, Japan — on the right, 19 km away209 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  6. Mount Fuji, 3,776 m — on the left, 52 km away302 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  7. Aihara, Japan — on the left, 77 km away355 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  8. Pacific Ocean — 17,090 km without land370 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  9. Below: Izu Islands370 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  10. Yokohama, Japan — on the left, 58 km away385 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  11. Setagaya, Japan — on the left, 81 km away385 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  12. Tokyo, Japan — on the left, 87 km away390 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  13. Ōta, Japan — on the left, 72 km away392 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  14. Kawasaki, Japan — on the left, 68 km away392 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  15. Chiba, Japan — on the left, 76 km away428 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  16. Below: Hawaiian Islands4,380 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
  17. Below: Polynesia5,800 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
  18. Below: Andes17,460 km · ≈ 20 h 20 min into the flight
  19. Land again17,460 km · ≈ 20 h 20 min into the flight
  20. Local time below changes: UTC+9 to UTC−317,460 km · ≈ 20 h 20 min into the flight
  21. Below: Pampas17,890 km · ≈ 20 h 50 min into the flight
  22. Mount Champaquí, 2,770 m — on the left, 8 km away18,100 km · ≈ 21 h 05 min into the flight
  23. Córdoba, Argentina — on the left, 88 km away18,150 km · ≈ 21 h 05 min into the flight
  24. Landing at Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport18,500 km · ≈ 21 h 30 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

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Arriving in Rosario

Rosario
Rosario · Photo: Bleff · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 21 h 45 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.

11,500 miles (18,500 km, 9,990 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+9Tokyo
17,460 kmUTC−3Santiago

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 Osaka to Rosario?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Osaka to Rosario covers 11,500 miles (18,500 km) — about 21 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Japan, Chile and Argentina. It crosses 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 Osaka to Rosario?

It passes over or close to Japan, Chile and Argentina, and crosses the Pacific Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Osaka to Rosario?

About 21 h 45 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 Osaka from Rosario by plane?

11,500 miles (18,500 km, 9,990 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 17,150 km. The longest stretch without land is 17,090 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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