Punta Cana to Buenos Aires flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Punta Cana to Buenos Aires covers 3,740 miles (6,030 km) — about 7 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina. It crosses the Caribbean Sea: 15% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−4 and land on UTC−3.
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From Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · PUJ · EZE
- Great-circle distance
- 6,030 km
- Duration, no wind
- 7 h 25 min
- Over water
- 15 %
- Time difference today
- +1 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 Punta Cana to Buenos Aires?
- Dominican Republic
- Venezuela
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Caribbean Sea
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico da Neblina
To see Pico da Neblina (3,014 m), sit on the right: it lies about 80 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight.
- Pico Naiguatá (2,765 m) ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Caracas ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Petare ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Santa Teresa del Tuy ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Cerro Marahuaca (2,832 m) ≈ 2 h 10 min
- Los Teques ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Maracay ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Turmero ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Cerro La Raya (2,070 m) ≈ 1 h 55 min
- Pico da Neblina (3,014 m) ≈ 2 h 30 min
- Porto Velho ≈ 3 h 45 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 Punta Cana International Airport
- Below: Greater Antilles0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Caribbean Sea — 884 km without land20 km · ≈ 16 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies100 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles683 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental904 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- Land again904 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- Pico Naiguatá, 2,765 m — on the left, 17 km away909 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Caracas, Venezuela — on the left, 5 km away912 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Petare, Venezuela — on the left, 13 km away915 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Los Teques, Venezuela — on the right, 15 km away925 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Maracay, Venezuela — on the right, 76 km away925 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Turmero, Venezuela — on the right, 64 km away930 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela — on the left, 24 km away944 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Llanos1,000 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Guiana Highlands1,250 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
- Cerro La Raya, 2,070 m — on the right, 33 km away1,470 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
- Cerro Marahuaca, 2,832 m — on the left, 40 km away1,690 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Guiana Highlands1,830 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Serra de Curupira1,870 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
- Pico da Neblina, 3,014 m — on the right, 80 km away1,990 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Amazon basin2,090 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
- Porto Velho, Brazil — on the right, 22 km away3,080 km · ≈ 3 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Mato Grosso Plateau3,130 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Chaco Boreal4,080 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−34,320 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Gran Chaco4,780 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Chaco Austral5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Entre Ríos5,520 km · ≈ 6 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas5,990 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
- Landing at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini6,030 km · ≈ 7 h 10 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 7 h 25 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.
3,740 miles (6,030 km, 3,250 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−4 | Santo Domingo |
| 4,320 km | UTC−3 | Asuncion |
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.
- Santo Domingo
- San Juan
- Curaçao
- Maiquetia
- Amazonico
- La Paz
- Asuncion
- Resistencia
- Ezeiza
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Punta Cana to Buenos Aires?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Punta Cana to Buenos Aires covers 3,740 miles (6,030 km) — about 7 h 25 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina. It crosses the Caribbean Sea: 15% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−4 and land on UTC−3.
What countries do you fly over from Punta Cana to Buenos Aires?
It passes over or close to the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina, and crosses the Caribbean Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Punta Cana to Buenos Aires?
About 7 h 25 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 Punta Cana from Buenos Aires by plane?
3,740 miles (6,030 km, 3,250 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?
15% of the route, about 884 km. The longest stretch without land is 884 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.