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Puerto Montt to Madrid flight path

PMC → MADPMCMAD
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 Madrid covers 7,140 miles (11,490 km) — about 13 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) · PMC · MAD

PMCPuerto Montt
MADMadrid
Great-circle distance
11,490 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 40 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 Madrid?

  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Paraguay
  • Brazil
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Teide

To see Teide (3,718 m), sit on the right: it lies about 27 km from the route, ≈ 11 h 25 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Villarrica Volcano (2,847 m) ≈ 30 min
  • Resistencia ≈ 2 h 35 min
  • Corrientes ≈ 2 h 35 min
  • Goiânia ≈ 4 h 20 min
  • Anápolis ≈ 4 h 25 min
  • Chapada dos Veadeiros (1,691 m) ≈ 4 h 45 min
  • Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 13 h 20 min
Right window
  • Tronador (3,554 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Santa Fe ≈ 2 h 00 min
  • Foz do Iguaçu ≈ 3 h 05 min
  • Ciudad del Este ≈ 3 h 05 min
  • Ceilândia ≈ 4 h 30 min
  • Brasília ≈ 4 h 35 min
  • Teide (3,718 m) ≈ 11 h 25 min
  • Sevilla ≈ 13 h 00 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−4UTC−3UTC+1UTC+2UTC−3Atlantic OceanChilean Central ValleyEntre RíosSerra do EspinhoSerra da IbiapabaCanary IslandsTeide 3,718 m 27 kmPico Almanzor 2,592 m 84 kmChapada dos Veadeiros 1,691 m 36 kmBrasília 38 kmGoiânia 21 kmSevilla 101 kmSanta Fe 60 kmCorrientes 94 kmAnápolis 17 kmCiudad del Este 101 kmFoz do Iguaçu 109 kmResistencia 106 kmCeilândia 22 kmPMCMAD▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC−4UTC−3UTC+1UTC+2Atlantic OceanChilean Central ValleyChaco AustralSerra do EspinhoSerra da IbiapabaCanary IslandsVillarrica Volcano2,847 m · 96 kmResistencia106 km off routeCorrientes94 km off routeGoiânia21 km off routeAnápolis17 km off routeChapada dos Veadeiros1,691 m · 36 kmPico Almanzor2,592 m · 84 kmTronador3,554 m · 46 kmSanta Fe60 km off routeFoz do Iguaçu109 km off routeCiudad del Este101 km off routeCeilândia22 km off routeBrasília38 km off routeTeide3,718 m · 27 kmSevilla101 km off routePMCMADUTC−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: Andes77 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  4. Tronador, 3,554 m — on the right, 46 km away95 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  5. Villarrica Volcano, 2,847 m — on the left, 96 km away225 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  6. Below: Pampas766 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  7. Santa Fe, Argentina — on the right, 60 km away1,550 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  8. Below: Chaco Austral1,650 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  9. Below: Entre Ríos1,800 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  10. Resistencia, Argentina — on the left, 106 km away2,010 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  11. Corrientes, Argentina — on the left, 94 km away2,020 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  12. Below: Brazilian Highlands2,180 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
  13. Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil — on the right, 109 km away2,450 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  14. Ciudad del Este, Paraguay — on the right, 101 km away2,450 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  15. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−42,600 km · ≈ 3 h 15 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−33,260 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
  17. Below: Serra do Espinho3,520 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  18. Goiânia, Brazil — on the left, 21 km away3,570 km · ≈ 4 h 20 min into the flight
  19. Anápolis, Brazil — on the left, 17 km away3,620 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
  20. Ceilândia, Brazil — on the right, 22 km away3,720 km · ≈ 4 h 30 min into the flight
  21. Brasília, Brazil — on the right, 38 km away3,740 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
  22. Chapada dos Veadeiros, 1,691 m — on the left, 36 km away3,930 km · ≈ 4 h 45 min into the flight
  23. Below: Caatinga4,400 km · ≈ 5 h 20 min into the flight
  24. Below: Serra da Capivara4,520 km · ≈ 5 h 25 min into the flight
  25. Below: Serra da Ibiapaba5,050 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  26. Atlantic Ocean — 5,510 km without land5,440 km · ≈ 6 h 30 min into the flight
  27. Below: Canary Islands9,540 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  28. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+19,610 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
  29. Teide, 3,718 m — on the right, 27 km away9,680 km · ≈ 11 h 25 min into the flight
  30. Below: Iberian Peninsula10,950 km · ≈ 12 h 50 min into the flight
  31. Land again10,950 km · ≈ 12 h 50 min into the flight
  32. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+211,030 km · ≈ 12 h 55 min into the flight
  33. Below: Sierra Morena11,070 km · ≈ 13 h 00 min into the flight
  34. Sevilla, Spain — on the right, 101 km away11,100 km · ≈ 13 h 00 min into the flight
  35. Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the left, 84 km away11,370 km · ≈ 13 h 20 min into the flight
  36. Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport11,490 km · ≈ 13 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.

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 Madrid

Madrid
Madrid · Photo: Dmitry Dzhus from London · CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 13 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.

7,140 miles (11,490 km, 6,200 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
2,600 kmUTC−4Campo Grande
3,260 kmUTC−3Sao Paulo
9,610 kmUTC+1Canary
11,030 kmUTC+2Madrid

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
  • Cordoba
  • Ezeiza
  • Resistencia
  • Asuncion
  • Curitiba
  • Brasilia
  • Recife
  • Atlantico
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Sal Oceanic
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Canarias
  • Agadir
  • Lisboa
  • Sevilla
  • Madrid

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Puerto Montt to Madrid?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Puerto Montt to Madrid covers 7,140 miles (11,490 km) — about 13 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 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 Madrid?

It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Puerto Montt to Madrid?

About 13 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 Puerto Montt from Madrid by plane?

7,140 miles (11,490 km, 6,200 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 5,510 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,510 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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