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Rome to Buenos Aires flight path

CIA → AEPCIAAEP
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 Rome to Buenos Aires covers 6,930 miles (11,150 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Italy, Vatican City, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 43% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.

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From Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) · CIA · AEP

CIARome
AEPBuenos Aires
Great-circle distance
11,150 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 20 min
Over water
43 %
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 Rome to Buenos Aires?

  • Italy
  • Vatican City
  • Algeria
  • Morocco
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Tyrrhenian Sea
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Corno Grande

To see Corno Grande (2,912 m), sit on the right: it lies about 13 km from the route, ≈ 15 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Monte Viglio (2,156 m) ≈ 15 min
  • Touba ≈ 4 h 55 min
  • Pedra da Mina (2,798 m) ≈ 10 h 55 min
  • Guarulhos ≈ 11 h 10 min
  • São Paulo ≈ 11 h 10 min
Right window
  • Corno Grande (2,912 m) ≈ 15 min
  • Lalla-Khadîdja (2,308 m) ≈ 1 h 20 min
  • Algiers ≈ 1 h 25 min
  • Pikine ≈ 5 h 00 min
  • Dakar ≈ 5 h 05 min
  • Recife ≈ 8 h 40 min
  • Salvador ≈ 9 h 30 min
  • Belo Horizonte ≈ 10 h 35 min
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 11 h 30 min
  • Curitiba ≈ 11 h 30 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 h12 hUTC+1UTC+0UTC−3UTC+2Atlantic OceanSardiniaSaharan AtlasAkchârBrazilian HighlandsSerra GeralPedra da Mina 2,798 m 72 kmLalla-Khadîdja 2,308 m 15 kmPico Paraná 1,877 m 35 kmSão Paulo 10 kmBelo Horizonte 31 kmSalvador 52 kmDakar 25 kmAlgiers 107 kmCuritiba 57 kmGuarulhos 12 kmPikine 25 kmTouba 97 kmCIAAEP▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+1UTC+0UTC−3Atlantic OceanSardiniaTell AtlasSaharaAkchârBrazilian HighlandsSerra do MarMonte Viglio2,156 m · 32 kmTouba97 km off routePedra da Mina2,798 m · 72 kmGuarulhos12 km off routeSão Paulo10 km off routeCorno Grande2,912 m · 13 kmLalla-Khadîdja2,308 m · 15 kmAlgiers107 km off routePikine25 km off routeDakar25 km off routeRecife66 km off routeSalvador52 km off routeBelo Horizonte31 km off routePico Paraná1,877 m · 35 kmCuritiba57 km off routeCIAAEPUTC+2

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport
  2. Corno Grande, 2,912 m — on the right, 13 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Monte Viglio, 2,156 m — on the left, 32 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  4. Water starts: Tyrrhenian Sea37 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
  5. Below: Sardinia334 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  6. Land again334 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  7. Water starts: Mediterranean Sea483 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  8. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1855 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  9. Below: Tell Atlas892 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  10. Land again892 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  11. Lalla-Khadîdja, 2,308 m — on the right, 15 km away934 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  12. Algiers, Algeria — on the right, 107 km away987 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  13. Below: Atlas Mountains1,000 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  14. Below: Saharan Atlas1,340 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  15. Below: Sahara1,710 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  16. Below: Hamada du Draa1,860 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  17. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+02,490 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  18. Below: Akchâr3,200 km · ≈ 3 h 55 min into the flight
  19. Below: Sahel3,460 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  20. Below: Trarza3,490 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  21. Touba, Senegal — on the left, 97 km away4,050 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
  22. Pikine, Senegal — on the right, 25 km away4,160 km · ≈ 5 h 00 min into the flight
  23. Atlantic Ocean — 4,050 km without land4,160 km · ≈ 5 h 00 min into the flight
  24. Dakar, Senegal — on the right, 25 km away4,170 km · ≈ 5 h 05 min into the flight
  25. Recife, Brazil — on the right, 66 km away7,350 km · ≈ 8 h 40 min into the flight
  26. Salvador, Brazil — on the right, 52 km away8,020 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  27. Local time below changes: UTC+0 to UTC−38,140 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
  28. Below: Brazilian Highlands8,210 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
  29. Land again8,210 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
  30. Belo Horizonte, Brazil — on the right, 31 km away8,990 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
  31. Below: Serra da Mantiquiera9,250 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
  32. Pedra da Mina, 2,798 m — on the left, 72 km away9,260 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
  33. Guarulhos, Brazil — on the left, 12 km away9,460 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  34. São Paulo, Brazil — on the left, 10 km away9,480 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
  35. Below: Serra do Mar9,660 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
  36. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the right, 35 km away9,760 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  37. Curitiba, Brazil — on the right, 57 km away9,810 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  38. Below: Serra Geral10,030 km · ≈ 11 h 45 min into the flight
  39. Landing at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery11,150 km · ≈ 13 h 05 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 Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires · Photo: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 13 h 20 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.

6,930 miles (11,150 km, 6,020 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+2Rome
855 kmUTC+1Algiers
2,490 kmUTC+0Nouakchott
8,140 kmUTC−3Bahia

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.

  • Roma
  • Algiers
  • Dakar
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Atlantico
  • Recife
  • Brasilia
  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Rome to Buenos Aires?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Rome to Buenos Aires covers 6,930 miles (11,150 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Italy, Vatican City, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 43% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.

What countries do you fly over from Rome to Buenos Aires?

It passes over or close to Italy, Vatican City, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Rome to Buenos Aires?

About 13 h 20 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 Rome from Buenos Aires by plane?

6,930 miles (11,150 km, 6,020 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?

43% of the route, about 4,830 km. The longest stretch without land is 4,050 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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