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Rivera/Santana do Livramento to Madrid flight path

RVY → MADRVYMAD
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 Rivera/Santana do Livramento to Madrid covers 5,950 miles (9,570 km) — about 11 h 30 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Uruguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain and Portugal. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 58% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.

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From Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational Airport (RVY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) · RVY · MAD

RVYRivera/Santana do Livramento
MADMadrid
Great-circle distance
9,570 km
Duration, no wind
11 h 30 min
Over water
58 %
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 Rivera/Santana do Livramento to Madrid?

  • Uruguay
  • Brazil
  • Cape Verde
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Teide

To see Teide (3,718 m), sit on the left: it lies about 86 km from the route, ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Bauru ≈ 1 h 35 min
  • Franca ≈ 1 h 50 min
  • Uberaba ≈ 1 h 55 min
  • Petrolina ≈ 3 h 30 min
  • Juazeiro do Norte ≈ 3 h 50 min
  • Teide (3,718 m) ≈ 9 h 10 min
  • Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 11 h 05 min
Right window
  • Piracicaba ≈ 1 h 35 min
  • Ribeirão Preto ≈ 1 h 45 min
  • Montes Claros ≈ 2 h 30 min
  • Serra do Barbado (2,033 m) ≈ 3 h 00 min
  • Pico do Fogo (2,829 m) ≈ 7 h 15 min
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ≈ 9 h 15 min
  • Sevilla ≈ 10 h 50 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 hUTC−1UTC+1UTC+2UTC−3Atlantic OceanBrazilian HighlandsGrande Sertão Veredas National ParkCanary IslandsTeide 3,718 m 86 kmPico do Fogo 2,829 m 69 kmPico Almanzor 2,592 m 91 kmSerra do Barbado 2,033 m 57 kmRibeirão Preto 0 kmSevilla 76 kmPiracicaba 109 kmMontes Claros 81 kmPetrolina 40 kmBauru 37 kmLas Palmas de Gran Canaria 22 kmFranca 3 kmUberaba 98 kmJuazeiro do Norte 55 kmRVYMAD▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC−1UTC+1UTC+2Atlantic OceanBrazilian HighlandsGrande Sertão Veredas National ParkCanary IslandsBauru37 km off routeFranca3 km off routeUberaba98 km off routePetrolina40 km off routeJuazeiro do Norte55 km off routeTeide3,718 m · 86 kmPico Almanzor2,592 m · 91 kmPiracicaba109 km off routeRibeirão Preto0 km off routeMontes Claros81 km off routeSerra do Barbado2,033 m · 57 kmPico do Fogo2,829 m · 69 kmLas Palmas de Gran C…22 km off routeSevilla76 km off routeRVYMADUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido Binational Airport
  2. Below: Brazilian Highlands223 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  3. Below: Serra Geral383 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  4. Bauru, Brazil — on the left, 37 km away1,150 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  5. Piracicaba, Brazil — on the right, 109 km away1,200 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
  6. Ribeirão Preto, Brazil — on the right, 0 km away1,330 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  7. Franca, Brazil — on the left, 3 km away1,410 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
  8. Uberaba, Brazil — on the left, 98 km away1,460 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
  9. Below: Grande Sertão Veredas National Park1,690 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  10. Montes Claros, Brazil — on the right, 81 km away1,970 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  11. Serra do Barbado, 2,033 m — on the right, 57 km away2,410 km · ≈ 3 h 00 min into the flight
  12. Petrolina, Brazil — on the left, 40 km away2,860 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
  13. Below: Caatinga2,970 km · ≈ 3 h 40 min into the flight
  14. Below: Chapada do Araripe3,060 km · ≈ 3 h 45 min into the flight
  15. Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil — on the left, 55 km away3,130 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
  16. Below: Borborema Plateau3,160 km · ≈ 3 h 55 min into the flight
  17. Atlantic Ocean — 5,580 km without land3,510 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  18. Below: Cape Verde6,030 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
  19. Pico do Fogo, 2,829 m — on the right, 69 km away6,090 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
  20. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−16,130 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  21. Below: Canary Islands7,720 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  22. Teide, 3,718 m — on the left, 86 km away7,770 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  23. Local time below changes: UTC−1 to UTC+17,790 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  24. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain — on the right, 22 km away7,820 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
  25. Below: Iberian Peninsula9,090 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
  26. Land again9,090 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
  27. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+29,090 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
  28. Below: Sierra Morena9,130 km · ≈ 10 h 45 min into the flight
  29. Sevilla, Spain — on the right, 76 km away9,180 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  30. Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the left, 91 km away9,460 km · ≈ 11 h 05 min into the flight
  31. Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport9,570 km · ≈ 11 h 15 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

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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 11 h 30 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.

5,950 miles (9,570 km, 5,170 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Montevideo
6,130 kmUTC−1Cape Verde
7,790 kmUTC+1Canary
9,090 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.

  • Curitiba
  • Brasilia
  • Recife
  • Atlantico
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Sal Oceanic
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Canarias
  • Agadir
  • Lisboa
  • Sevilla
  • Madrid

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Rivera/Santana do Livramento to Madrid?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Rivera/Santana do Livramento to Madrid covers 5,950 miles (9,570 km) — about 11 h 30 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Uruguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain and Portugal. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 58% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.

What countries do you fly over from Rivera/Santana do Livramento to Madrid?

It passes over or close to Uruguay, Brazil, Cape Verde, 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 Rivera/Santana do Livramento to Madrid?

About 11 h 30 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 Rivera/Santana do Livramento from Madrid by plane?

5,950 miles (9,570 km, 5,170 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?

58% of the route, about 5,580 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,580 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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