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Rio de Janeiro to Cordoba flight path

GIG → CORGIGCOR
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 Rio de Janeiro to Cordoba covers 1,410 miles (2,280 km) — about 3 h 05 min with no wind. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 21% of the route is over water.

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From Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG) to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) · GIG · COR

GIGRio de Janeiro
CORCordoba
Great-circle distance
2,280 km
Duration, no wind
3 h 05 min
Over water
21 %
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 Cordoba?

  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pedra da Mina

To see Pedra da Mina (2,798 m), sit on the right: it lies about 116 km from the route, ≈ 25 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Joinville ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Mount Champaquí (2,770 m) ≈ 2 h 50 min
Right window
  • Pedra da Mina (2,798 m) ≈ 25 min
  • São José dos Campos ≈ 35 min
  • Guarulhos ≈ 40 min
  • Mauá ≈ 40 min
  • Santos ≈ 40 min
  • Santo André ≈ 40 min
  • São Paulo ≈ 40 min
  • São Bernardo do Campo ≈ 40 min
  • Osasco ≈ 40 min
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Curitiba ≈ 1 h 00 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

1 h2 hUTC−3Atlantic OceanBrazilian HighlandsEntre RíosChaco AustralMount Champaquí 2,770 m 49 kmPico Paraná 1,877 m 25 kmSão Paulo 92 kmCuritiba 28 kmGuarulhos 96 kmSão Bernardo do Campo 75 kmJoinville 78 kmSantos 37 kmGIGCOR▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 h2 hBrazilian HighlandsJoinville78 km off routeMount Champaquí2,770 m · 49 kmPedra da Mina2,798 m · 116 kmSão José dos Campos93 km off routeGuarulhos96 km off routeSão Paulo92 km off routeSão Bernardo do Campo75 km off routePico Paraná1,877 m · 25 kmGIGCORUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport
  2. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean68 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  3. Pedra da Mina, 2,798 m — on the right, 116 km away123 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  4. São José dos Campos, Brazil — on the right, 93 km away257 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  5. Guarulhos, Brazil — on the right, 96 km away330 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  6. Mauá, Brazil — on the right, 72 km away334 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  7. Santos, Brazil — on the right, 37 km away338 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  8. Santo André, Brazil — on the right, 76 km away341 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  9. São Paulo, Brazil — on the right, 92 km away343 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  10. São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil — on the right, 75 km away345 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  11. Osasco, Brazil — on the right, 101 km away357 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  12. Below: Brazilian Highlands538 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  13. Below: Serra do Mar546 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  14. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the right, 25 km away628 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  15. Curitiba, Brazil — on the right, 28 km away676 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  16. Joinville, Brazil — on the left, 78 km away682 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  17. Below: Serra Geral713 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  18. Below: Entre Ríos1,430 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  19. Below: Chaco Austral1,800 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  20. Below: Pampas1,930 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  21. Landing at Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport2,280 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  22. Mount Champaquí, 2,770 m — on the left, 49 km away2,280 km · ≈ 2 h 50 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 Cordoba

Cordoba
Cordoba · Photo: Alakasam · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 3 h 05 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.

1,410 miles (2,280 km, 1,230 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Sao 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.

  • Curitiba
  • Resistencia
  • Cordoba

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Rio de Janeiro to Cordoba?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Cordoba covers 1,410 miles (2,280 km) — about 3 h 05 min with no wind. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 21% of the route is over water.

What countries do you fly over from Rio de Janeiro to Cordoba?

It passes over or close to Brazil 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 Cordoba?

About 3 h 05 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 Cordoba by plane?

1,410 miles (2,280 km, 1,230 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?

21% of the route, about 485 km. The longest stretch without land is 470 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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