Puebla to Kobe flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Puebla to Kobe covers 7,320 miles (11,780 km) — about 14 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Japan. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 68% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−6 and land on UTC+9.
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From Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) to Kobe Airport (UKB) · PBC · UKB
- Great-circle distance
- 11,780 km
- Duration, no wind
- 14 h 00 min
- Over water
- 68 %
- Time difference today
- +15 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 Puebla to Kobe?
- Mexico
- United States
- Japan
- Pacific Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico de Orizaba
To see Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m), sit on the right: it lies about 74 km from the route, ≈ 15 min into the flight.
- Popocatépetl (5,420 m) ≈ 16 min
- Iztapalapa ≈ 20 min
- Mexico City ≈ 20 min
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero ≈ 20 min
- Ecatepec de Morelos ≈ 20 min
- Santiago de Querétaro ≈ 35 min
- León de los Aldama ≈ 40 min
- Cerro Mohinora (3,348 m) ≈ 1 h 35 min
- San Gorgonio Mountain (3,505 m) ≈ 3 h 05 min
- Los Angeles ≈ 3 h 10 min
- Nagoya ≈ 13 h 35 min
- Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) ≈ 15 min
- Mount Whitney (4,421 m) ≈ 3 h 25 min
- Sendai ≈ 13 h 05 min
- Kyoto ≈ 13 h 45 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 Hermanos Serdán International Airport
- Pico de Orizaba, 5,636 m — on the right, 74 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Popocatépetl, 5,420 m — on the left, 29 km away8 km · ≈ 16 min into the flight
- Iztapalapa, Mexico — on the left, 37 km away66 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Mexico City, Mexico — on the left, 37 km away76 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico — on the left, 30 km away81 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico — on the left, 18 km away86 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Below: Mexican Plateau236 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico — on the left, 42 km away261 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- León de los Aldama, Mexico — on the left, 96 km away397 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Below: Chihuahuan Desert825 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Sierra Madre Occidental1,060 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Cerro Mohinora, 3,348 m — on the left, 83 km away1,170 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−6 to UTC−71,450 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Sonoran Desert1,730 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
- San Gorgonio Mountain, 3,505 m — on the left, 17 km away2,470 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Great Basin2,550 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
- Los Angeles, United States — on the left, 102 km away2,570 km · ≈ 3 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Sierra Nevada2,670 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
- Mount Whitney, 4,421 m — on the right, 119 km away2,740 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Central Valley2,750 km · ≈ 3 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Pacific Coast Ranges2,910 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
- Pacific Ocean — 8,010 km without land3,140 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Japan10,880 km · ≈ 12 h 45 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−7 to UTC+911,070 km · ≈ 13 h 00 min into the flight
- Sendai, Japan — on the right, 29 km away11,140 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Honshu11,150 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
- Land again11,150 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
- Nagoya, Japan — on the left, 44 km away11,620 km · ≈ 13 h 35 min into the flight
- Kyoto, Japan — on the right, 5 km away11,720 km · ≈ 13 h 45 min into the flight
- Landing at Kobe Airport11,780 km · ≈ 13 h 45 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 Kobe
Flight time and distance
About 14 h 00 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.
7,320 miles (11,780 km, 6,360 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 |
| 1,450 km | UTC−7 | Hermosillo |
| 11,070 km | UTC+9 | Tokyo |
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
- Los Angeles
- Oakland
- Oakland Oceanic
- Anchorage
- Tokyo Oceanic
- Fukuoka
- Kobe
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Puebla to Kobe?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Puebla to Kobe covers 7,320 miles (11,780 km) — about 14 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Japan. It crosses the Pacific Ocean: 68% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−6 and land on UTC+9.
What countries do you fly over from Puebla to Kobe?
It passes over or close to Mexico, the United States and Japan, 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 Puebla to Kobe?
About 14 h 00 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 Puebla from Kobe by plane?
7,320 miles (11,780 km, 6,360 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?
68% of the route, about 8,050 km. The longest stretch without land is 8,010 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.