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Rosario to Chengdu flight path

ROS → CTUROSCTU
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 Rosario to Chengdu covers 11,530 miles (18,550 km) — about 21 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and People's Republic of China. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea: 52% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+8.

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From Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) · ROS · CTU

ROSRosario
CTUChengdu
Great-circle distance
18,550 km
Duration, no wind
21 h 50 min
Over water
52 %
Time difference today
+11 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 Rosario to Chengdu?

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
  • Brazil
  • Angola
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Tanzania
  • Kenya
  • Somalia
  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • People's Republic of China
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Arabian Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Gongga

To see Mount Gongga (7,556 m), sit on the right: it lies about 53 km from the route, ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Nairobi ≈ 12 h 30 min
  • Nashik ≈ 17 h 50 min
  • Jabalpur ≈ 18 h 40 min
  • Patna ≈ 19 h 20 min
  • Kangto (7,060 m) ≈ 20 h 15 min
  • Bairiga (6,882 m) ≈ 20 h 45 min
Right window
  • Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) ≈ 12 h 25 min
  • Mumbai ≈ 17 h 40 min
  • Virār ≈ 17 h 45 min
  • Thāne ≈ 17 h 45 min
  • Dombivali ≈ 17 h 45 min
  • Kalyān ≈ 17 h 45 min
  • Aurangabad ≈ 18 h 00 min
  • Hkakabo Razi (5,881 m) ≈ 20 h 50 min
  • Mount Gongga (7,556 m) ≈ 21 h 20 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 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC+2UTC+1UTC+2UTC+3UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+8UTC−3Atlantic OceanIndian OceanPampasSkeleton CoastGreat Rift ValleyWestern GhatsMount Gongga 7,556 m 53 kmKangto 7,060 m 39 kmBairiga 6,882 m 44 kmMount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m 98 kmHkakabo Razi 5,881 m 69 kmMumbai 42 kmNairobi 101 kmPatna 72 kmNashik 6 kmROSCTU▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 h14 h16 h18 h20 hUTC+2UTC+1UTC+2UTC+3UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+6UTC+5:30UTC+8Atlantic OceanIndian OceanPampasSkeleton CoastGreat Rift ValleyWestern GhatsHimalayasNairobi101 km off routeNashik6 km off routeJabalpur40 km off routePatna72 km off routeKangto7,060 m · 39 kmBairiga6,882 m · 44 kmMount Kilimanjaro5,895 m · 98 kmMumbai42 km off routeVirār0 km off routeThāne33 km off routeDombivali37 km off routeAurangabad80 km off routeHkakabo Razi5,881 m · 69 kmMount Gongga7,556 m · 53 kmROSCTUUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport
  2. Below: Pampas0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Below: Entre Ríos62 km · ≈ 19 min into the flight
  4. Below: Cuchilla Grande495 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  5. Atlantic Ocean — 6,620 km without land742 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  6. Below: Skeleton Coast7,360 km · ≈ 8 h 40 min into the flight
  7. Land again7,360 km · ≈ 8 h 40 min into the flight
  8. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+27,360 km · ≈ 8 h 40 min into the flight
  9. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+17,480 km · ≈ 8 h 50 min into the flight
  10. Below: Huíla Plateau7,610 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
  11. Below: Bié Plateau8,040 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  12. Below: Congo basin8,660 km · ≈ 10 h 10 min into the flight
  13. Below: Katanga Plateau8,720 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
  14. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+28,780 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
  15. Below: Great Rift Valley9,650 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+39,710 km · ≈ 11 h 25 min into the flight
  17. Below: Iwembere Steppe9,770 km · ≈ 11 h 30 min into the flight
  18. Below: Serengeti10,140 km · ≈ 11 h 55 min into the flight
  19. Below: Maasai Steppe10,200 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  20. Mount Kilimanjaro, 5,895 m — on the right, 98 km away10,580 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  21. Nairobi, Kenya — on the left, 101 km away10,640 km · ≈ 12 h 30 min into the flight
  22. Below: horn of Africa11,010 km · ≈ 12 h 55 min into the flight
  23. Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea — 3,030 km without land12,180 km · ≈ 14 h 15 min into the flight
  24. Mumbai, India — on the right, 42 km away15,180 km · ≈ 17 h 40 min into the flight
  25. Virār, India — on the right, 0 km away15,190 km · ≈ 17 h 45 min into the flight
  26. Thāne, India — on the right, 33 km away15,190 km · ≈ 17 h 45 min into the flight
  27. Dombivali, India — on the right, 37 km away15,200 km · ≈ 17 h 45 min into the flight
  28. Below: Western Ghats15,210 km · ≈ 17 h 45 min into the flight
  29. Land again15,210 km · ≈ 17 h 45 min into the flight
  30. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+5:3015,210 km · ≈ 17 h 45 min into the flight
  31. Kalyān, India — on the right, 37 km away15,210 km · ≈ 17 h 45 min into the flight
  32. Nashik, India — on the left, 6 km away15,310 km · ≈ 17 h 50 min into the flight
  33. Below: Indian subcontinent15,330 km · ≈ 17 h 55 min into the flight
  34. Aurangabad, India — on the right, 80 km away15,450 km · ≈ 18 h 00 min into the flight
  35. Below: Satpura Range15,640 km · ≈ 18 h 15 min into the flight
  36. Jabalpur, India — on the left, 40 km away16,040 km · ≈ 18 h 40 min into the flight
  37. Below: Chota Nagpur Plateau16,080 km · ≈ 18 h 45 min into the flight
  38. Below: Indo-Gangetic Plain16,570 km · ≈ 19 h 20 min into the flight
  39. Patna, India — on the left, 72 km away16,630 km · ≈ 19 h 20 min into the flight
  40. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+616,940 km · ≈ 19 h 45 min into the flight
  41. Local time below changes: UTC+6 to UTC+5:3017,070 km · ≈ 19 h 50 min into the flight
  42. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+617,190 km · ≈ 20 h 00 min into the flight
  43. Below: Himalayas17,250 km · ≈ 20 h 05 min into the flight
  44. Local time below changes: UTC+6 to UTC+5:3017,370 km · ≈ 20 h 15 min into the flight
  45. Kangto, 7,060 m — on the left, 39 km away17,400 km · ≈ 20 h 15 min into the flight
  46. Below: Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon17,620 km · ≈ 20 h 30 min into the flight
  47. Below: Tibetan Plateau17,750 km · ≈ 20 h 40 min into the flight
  48. Bairiga, 6,882 m — on the left, 44 km away17,840 km · ≈ 20 h 45 min into the flight
  49. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+817,870 km · ≈ 20 h 45 min into the flight
  50. Hkakabo Razi, 5,881 m — on the right, 69 km away17,880 km · ≈ 20 h 50 min into the flight
  51. Mount Gongga, 7,556 m — on the right, 53 km away18,330 km · ≈ 21 h 20 min into the flight
  52. Below: Sichuan Basin18,490 km · ≈ 21 h 30 min into the flight
  53. Landing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport18,550 km · ≈ 21 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.

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 Chengdu

Chengdu
Chengdu · Photo: FISU · CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 21 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.

11,530 miles (18,550 km, 10,020 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC−3Cordoba
7,360 kmUTC+2Windhoek
7,480 kmUTC+1Luanda
8,780 kmUTC+2Lubumbashi
9,710 kmUTC+3Dar es Salaam
15,210 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
16,940 kmUTC+6Dhaka
17,070 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
17,190 kmUTC+6Thimphu
17,370 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
17,870 kmUTC+8Shanghai

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.

  • Ezeiza
  • Montevideo
  • Curitiba
  • Atlantico
  • Johannesburg Oceanic
  • Windhoek
  • Luanda
  • Kinshasa
  • Dar-Es-Salaam
  • Nairobi
  • Mogadishu
  • Sanaa
  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • Dhaka
  • Kolkata
  • Kunming

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Rosario to Chengdu?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Rosario to Chengdu covers 11,530 miles (18,550 km) — about 21 h 50 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and People's Republic of China. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea: 52% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+8.

What countries do you fly over from Rosario to Chengdu?

It passes over or close to Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and People's Republic of China, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Rosario to Chengdu?

About 21 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 Rosario from Chengdu by plane?

11,530 miles (18,550 km, 10,020 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?

52% of the route, about 9,650 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,620 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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