Panama City to Buenos Aires flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Panama City to Buenos Aires covers 3,320 miles (5,350 km) — about 6 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Panama, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. It crosses the Gulf of Panama and the Pacific Ocean: 10% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC−3.
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From Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · PTY · EZE
- Great-circle distance
- 5,350 km
- Duration, no wind
- 6 h 40 min
- Over water
- 10 %
- Time difference today
- +2 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 Panama City to Buenos Aires?
- Panama
- Colombia
- Peru
- Brazil
- Bolivia
- Argentina
- Gulf of Panama
- Pacific Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Illimani
To see Illimani (6,402 m), sit on the left: it lies about 51 km from the route, ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight.
- Alto del Buey (1,810 m) ≈ 40 min
- Buenaventura ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Palmira ≈ 1 h 05 min
- Cali ≈ 1 h 05 min
- Iquitos ≈ 2 h 05 min
- La Paz ≈ 3 h 50 min
- Illimani (6,402 m) ≈ 3 h 50 min
- Popayán ≈ 1 h 10 min
- San Salvador de Jujuy ≈ 4 h 50 min
- Salta ≈ 4 h 55 min
- Santa Fe ≈ 5 h 55 min
- Rosario ≈ 6 h 05 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 Tocumen International Airport
- Below: Isthmus of Panama0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Water starts: Gulf of Panama and Pacific Ocean18 km · ≈ 16 min into the flight
- Alto del Buey, 1,810 m — on the left, 88 km away398 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Occidental624 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Buenaventura, Colombia — on the left, 4 km away665 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Palmira, Colombia — on the left, 74 km away699 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Cali, Colombia — on the left, 47 km away701 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Andes767 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
- Popayán, Colombia — on the right, 5 km away799 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental874 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Selva945 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Iquitos, Peru — on the left, 72 km away1,580 km · ≈ 2 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Amazon basin2,660 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−42,870 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Altiplano2,890 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
- La Paz, Bolivia — on the left, 23 km away3,100 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
- Illimani, 6,402 m — on the left, 51 km away3,130 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Real3,530 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−33,780 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
- San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina — on the right, 59 km away4,000 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
- Salta, Argentina — on the right, 99 km away4,060 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Chaco Austral4,070 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas4,690 km · ≈ 5 h 40 min into the flight
- Santa Fe, Argentina — on the right, 16 km away4,940 km · ≈ 5 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Entre Ríos4,960 km · ≈ 5 h 55 min into the flight
- Rosario, Argentina — on the right, 76 km away5,080 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
- Landing at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini5,350 km · ≈ 6 h 25 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 6 h 40 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.
3,320 miles (5,350 km, 2,890 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−5 | Panama |
| 2,870 km | UTC−4 | La Paz |
| 3,780 km | UTC−3 | Jujuy |
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.
- Panama
- Cali (Up To FL245)
- Bogota
- Guayaquil
- Lima
- Guayaquil
- Lima
- Amazonico
- Lima
- La Paz
- Cordoba
- Ezeiza
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Panama City to Buenos Aires?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Panama City to Buenos Aires covers 3,320 miles (5,350 km) — about 6 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Panama, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. It crosses the Gulf of Panama and the Pacific Ocean: 10% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC−3.
What countries do you fly over from Panama City to Buenos Aires?
It passes over or close to Panama, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina, and crosses the Gulf of Panama and the Pacific Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Panama City to Buenos Aires?
About 6 h 40 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 Panama City from Buenos Aires by plane?
3,320 miles (5,350 km, 2,890 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?
10% of the route, about 553 km. The longest stretch without land is 553 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.