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Puerto Montt to Barcelona flight path

PMC → BCNPMCBCN
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 Puerto Montt to Barcelona covers 7,390 miles (11,900 km) — about 14 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, Morocco, Spain and Gibraltar. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Alboran Sea and the Balearic Sea: 48% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.

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From El Tepual International Airport (PMC) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) · PMC · BCN

PMCPuerto Montt
BCNBarcelona
Great-circle distance
11,900 km
Duration, no wind
14 h 10 min
Over water
48 %
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 Puerto Montt to Barcelona?

  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Paraguay
  • Brazil
  • Cape Verde
  • Morocco
  • Spain
  • Gibraltar
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Alboran Sea
  • Balearic Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Tronador

To see Tronador (3,554 m), sit on the right: it lies about 42 km from the route, ≈ 20 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Villarrica Volcano (2,847 m) ≈ 30 min
  • Brasília ≈ 4 h 35 min
  • Fortaleza ≈ 6 h 30 min
  • Tangier ≈ 12 h 50 min
  • Málaga ≈ 13 h 05 min
Right window
  • Tronador (3,554 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Rosario ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Uberlândia ≈ 4 h 10 min
  • Pico do Fogo (2,829 m) ≈ 9 h 30 min
  • Casablanca ≈ 12 h 30 min
  • Rabat ≈ 12 h 40 min
  • Salé ≈ 12 h 40 min
  • Mulhacén (3,479 m) ≈ 13 h 10 min
  • Valencia ≈ 13 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+2UTC−3Atlantic OceanChilean Central ValleyBrazilian HighlandsGrande Sertão Veredas National ParkRifMulhacén 3,479 m 35 kmPico do Fogo 2,829 m 29 kmCasablanca 27 kmFortaleza 52 kmBrasília 107 kmRabat 47 kmTangier 21 kmRosario 98 kmUberlândia 71 kmMálaga 8 kmPMCBCN▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC−1UTC+0UTC+2Atlantic OceanChilean Central ValleyChaco AustralSerra GeralGrande Sertão Veredas National ParkRifVillarrica Volcano2,847 m · 105 kmBrasília107 km off routeFortaleza52 km off routeTangier21 km off routeMálaga8 km off routeTronador3,554 m · 42 kmRosario98 km off routeUberlândia71 km off routePico do Fogo2,829 m · 29 kmCasablanca27 km off routeRabat47 km off routeSalé46 km off routeMulhacén3,479 m · 35 kmValencia14 km off routePMCBCNUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from El Tepual International Airport
  2. Below: Chilean Central Valley0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Below: Andes79 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  4. Tronador, 3,554 m — on the right, 42 km away97 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  5. Villarrica Volcano, 2,847 m — on the left, 105 km away221 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  6. Below: Pampas754 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  7. Rosario, Argentina — on the right, 98 km away1,450 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  8. Below: Chaco Austral1,550 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  9. Below: Entre Ríos1,710 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  10. Below: Brazilian Highlands2,180 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
  11. Below: Serra Geral2,580 km · ≈ 3 h 15 min into the flight
  12. Below: Serra do Espinho3,330 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  13. Uberlândia, Brazil — on the right, 71 km away3,430 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  14. Brasília, Brazil — on the left, 107 km away3,740 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
  15. Below: Grande Sertão Veredas National Park3,770 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
  16. Below: Caatinga4,440 km · ≈ 5 h 20 min into the flight
  17. Below: Chapada do Araripe4,880 km · ≈ 5 h 50 min into the flight
  18. Fortaleza, Brazil — on the left, 52 km away5,420 km · ≈ 6 h 30 min into the flight
  19. Atlantic Ocean — 5,080 km without land5,430 km · ≈ 6 h 30 min into the flight
  20. Below: Cape Verde7,970 km · ≈ 9 h 25 min into the flight
  21. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−17,970 km · ≈ 9 h 25 min into the flight
  22. Pico do Fogo, 2,829 m — on the right, 29 km away8,020 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  23. Local time below changes: UTC−1 to UTC+010,470 km · ≈ 12 h 15 min into the flight
  24. Land again10,510 km · ≈ 12 h 20 min into the flight
  25. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean10,670 km · ≈ 12 h 30 min into the flight
  26. Casablanca, Morocco — on the right, 27 km away10,690 km · ≈ 12 h 30 min into the flight
  27. Rabat, Morocco — on the right, 47 km away10,770 km · ≈ 12 h 40 min into the flight
  28. Salé, Morocco — on the right, 46 km away10,780 km · ≈ 12 h 40 min into the flight
  29. Land again10,950 km · ≈ 12 h 50 min into the flight
  30. Tangier, Morocco — on the left, 21 km away10,980 km · ≈ 12 h 50 min into the flight
  31. Below: Rif10,990 km · ≈ 12 h 55 min into the flight
  32. Water starts: Alboran Sea11,030 km · ≈ 12 h 55 min into the flight
  33. Local time below changes: UTC+0 to UTC+211,030 km · ≈ 12 h 55 min into the flight
  34. Málaga, Spain — on the left, 8 km away11,140 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
  35. Below: Sierra Nevada11,190 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
  36. Land again11,190 km · ≈ 13 h 05 min into the flight
  37. Mulhacén, 3,479 m — on the right, 35 km away11,240 km · ≈ 13 h 10 min into the flight
  38. Below: Iberian Peninsula11,340 km · ≈ 13 h 15 min into the flight
  39. Valencia, Spain — on the right, 14 km away11,610 km · ≈ 13 h 35 min into the flight
  40. Water starts: Balearic Sea11,660 km · ≈ 13 h 40 min into the flight
  41. Landing at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport11,900 km · ≈ 13 h 55 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 Barcelona

Barcelona
Barcelona · Photo: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 14 h 10 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.

7,390 miles (11,900 km, 6,430 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Santiago
7,970 kmUTC−1Cape Verde
10,470 kmUTC+0Casablanca
11,030 kmUTC+2Ceuta

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.

  • Puerto Montt
  • Ezeiza
  • Mendoza
  • Ezeiza
  • Resistencia
  • Asuncion
  • Curitiba
  • Brasilia
  • Recife
  • Atlantico
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Sal Oceanic
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Canarias
  • Casablanca
  • Sevilla
  • Valencia (FL245-)
  • Barcelona

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Puerto Montt to Barcelona?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Puerto Montt to Barcelona covers 7,390 miles (11,900 km) — about 14 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, Morocco, Spain and Gibraltar. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Alboran Sea and the Balearic Sea: 48% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.

What countries do you fly over from Puerto Montt to Barcelona?

It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, Morocco, Spain and Gibraltar, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Alboran Sea and the Balearic Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Puerto Montt to Barcelona?

About 14 h 10 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 Puerto Montt from Barcelona by plane?

7,390 miles (11,900 km, 6,430 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?

48% of the route, about 5,750 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,080 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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