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Rio de Janeiro to Rosario flight path

GIG → ROSGIGROS
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 Rosario covers 1,280 miles (2,050 km) — about 2 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 31% of the route is over water.

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From Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG) to Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) · GIG · ROS

GIGRio de Janeiro
ROSRosario
Great-circle distance
2,050 km
Duration, no wind
2 h 50 min
Over water
31 %
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 Rosario?

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico Paraná

To see Pico Paraná (1,877 m), sit on the right: it lies about 111 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Itajaí ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Blumenau ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Morro da Boa Vista (1,827 m) ≈ 1 h 15 min
  • Santa Maria ≈ 1 h 45 min
Right window
  • Guarujá ≈ 35 min
  • Santos ≈ 40 min
  • São Vicente ≈ 40 min
  • Praia Grande ≈ 40 min
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • São José dos Pinhais ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Joinville ≈ 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 RíosPico Paraná 1,877 m 111 kmMorro da Boa Vista 1,827 m 115 kmJoinville 16 kmSantos 83 kmPraia Grande 83 kmBlumenau 28 kmSão José dos Pinhais 108 kmSão Vicente 87 kmGuarujá 76 kmItajaí 49 kmSanta Maria 28 kmGIGROS▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶1 h2 hBrazilian HighlandsItajaí49 km off routeBlumenau28 km off routeMorro da Boa Vista1,827 m · 115 kmSanta Maria28 km off routeGuarujá76 km off routeSantos83 km off routeSão Vicente87 km off routePraia Grande83 km off routePico Paraná1,877 m · 111 kmSão José dos Pinhais108 km off routeGIGROSUTC−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. Atlantic Ocean — 629 km without land48 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
  3. Guarujá, Brazil — on the right, 76 km away325 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  4. Santos, Brazil — on the right, 83 km away329 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  5. São Vicente, Brazil — on the right, 87 km away334 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  6. Praia Grande, Brazil — on the right, 83 km away338 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  7. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the right, 111 km away618 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  8. Below: Brazilian Highlands664 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  9. São José dos Pinhais, Brazil — on the right, 108 km away667 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  10. Below: Serra do Mar670 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  11. Land again677 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  12. Joinville, Brazil — on the right, 16 km away686 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  13. Itajaí, Brazil — on the left, 49 km away709 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  14. Blumenau, Brazil — on the left, 28 km away743 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  15. Morro da Boa Vista, 1,827 m — on the left, 115 km away851 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  16. Below: Serra Geral855 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  17. Santa Maria, Brazil — on the left, 28 km away1,300 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  18. Below: Entre Ríos1,760 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  19. Below: Pampas2,050 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
  20. Landing at Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport2,050 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.

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.

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Arriving in Rosario

Rosario
Rosario · Photo: Bleff · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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.

1,280 miles (2,050 km, 1,110 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
  • Montevideo
  • Ezeiza

FAQ

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

Along the shortest route, the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Rosario covers 1,280 miles (2,050 km) — about 2 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 31% of the route is over water.

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

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 Rosario?

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 Rosario by plane?

1,280 miles (2,050 km, 1,110 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?

31% of the route, about 629 km. The longest stretch without land is 629 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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