Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires covers 1,240 miles (2,000 km) — about 2 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 38% of the route is over water.
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From Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG) to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · GIG · EZE
- Great-circle distance
- 2,000 km
- Duration, no wind
- 2 h 50 min
- Over water
- 38 %
- Time difference today
- +0 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 Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires?
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Argentina
- Atlantic Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Morro da Boa Vista
To see Morro da Boa Vista (1,827 m), sit on the right: it lies about 11 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight.
- Florianópolis ≈ 1 h 05 min
- São José ≈ 1 h 05 min
- Novo Hamburgo ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Gravataí ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Canoas ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Porto Alegre ≈ 1 h 35 min
- Pelotas ≈ 1 h 45 min
- Itajaí ≈ 1 h 05 min
- Blumenau ≈ 1 h 05 min
- Morro da Boa Vista (1,827 m) ≈ 1 h 15 min
- Caxias do Sul ≈ 1 h 30 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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- Take-off from Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
- Atlantic Ocean — 718 km without land40 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
- Itajaí, Brazil — on the right, 55 km away709 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Blumenau, Brazil — on the right, 81 km away739 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Florianópolis, Brazil — on the left, 9 km away753 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Serra do Mar758 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Land again758 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- São José, Brazil — on the left, 5 km away760 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Morro da Boa Vista, 1,827 m — on the right, 11 km away859 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Serra Geral971 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Caxias do Sul, Brazil — on the right, 36 km away1,060 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Brazilian Highlands1,090 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Novo Hamburgo, Brazil — on the left, 9 km away1,100 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Gravataí, Brazil — on the left, 40 km away1,100 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Canoas, Brazil — on the left, 25 km away1,120 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Porto Alegre, Brazil — on the left, 32 km away1,130 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Pelotas, Brazil — on the left, 106 km away1,340 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas1,970 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
- Landing at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini2,000 km · ≈ 2 h 35 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 2 h 50 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.
1,240 miles (2,000 km, 1,080 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−3 | Sao Paulo |
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.
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FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires covers 1,240 miles (2,000 km) — about 2 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 38% of the route is over water.
What countries do you fly over from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires?
It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, 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 Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires?
About 2 h 50 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 Rio de Janeiro from Buenos Aires by plane?
1,240 miles (2,000 km, 1,080 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?
38% of the route, about 765 km. The longest stretch without land is 718 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.