Rosario to Shanghai flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Rosario to Shanghai covers 12,270 miles (19,740 km) — about 23 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile, Japan and People's Republic of China. It crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Coral Sea and the Solomon Sea: 91% 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 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) · ROS · SHA
- Great-circle distance
- 19,740 km
- Duration, no wind
- 23 h 10 min
- Over water
- 91 %
- 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 Shanghai?
- Argentina
- Chile
- Japan
- People's Republic of China
- Pacific Ocean
- Coral Sea
- Solomon Sea
- Philippine Sea
- East China Sea
- Hangzhouwan
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Tronador
To see Tronador (3,554 m), sit on the left: it lies about 76 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight.
- Tronador (3,554 m) ≈ 1 h 50 min
- Mount Humboldt (1,618 m) ≈ 14 h 10 min
- Zhoushan ≈ 22 h 45 min
- Ningbo ≈ 22 h 50 min
- Cixi ≈ 22 h 50 min
- Villarrica Volcano (2,847 m) ≈ 1 h 40 min
- Takuan Group (2,243 m) ≈ 16 h 35 min
- Mount Balbi (2,715 m) ≈ 16 h 40 min
- Naha ≈ 22 h 00 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport
- Below: Pampas0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Below: Andes1,120 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Villarrica Volcano, 2,847 m — on the right, 82 km away1,230 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
- Tronador, 3,554 m — on the left, 76 km away1,340 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Chilean Central Valley1,380 km · ≈ 1 h 50 min into the flight
- Pacific Ocean and Coral Sea — 13,030 km without land1,510 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Polynesia9,080 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Melanesia11,510 km · ≈ 13 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: New Caledonia11,980 km · ≈ 14 h 00 min into the flight
- Mount Humboldt, 1,618 m — on the left, 100 km away12,130 km · ≈ 14 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Loyalty Islands12,170 km · ≈ 14 h 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+1112,170 km · ≈ 14 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Solomon Islands13,820 km · ≈ 16 h 10 min into the flight
- Takuan Group, 2,243 m — on the right, 91 km away14,190 km · ≈ 16 h 35 min into the flight
- Mount Balbi, 2,715 m — on the right, 76 km away14,280 km · ≈ 16 h 40 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+11 to UTC+1014,480 km · ≈ 16 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: New Ireland14,540 km · ≈ 17 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Bismarck Archipelago14,670 km · ≈ 17 h 05 min into the flight
- Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea — 5,000 km without land14,740 km · ≈ 17 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Micronesia15,990 km · ≈ 18 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Caroline Islands16,190 km · ≈ 18 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Ryukyu Islands18,620 km · ≈ 21 h 40 min into the flight
- Naha, Japan — on the right, 55 km away18,910 km · ≈ 22 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+10 to UTC+819,540 km · ≈ 22 h 45 min into the flight
- Zhoushan, People's Republic of China — on the left, 38 km away19,590 km · ≈ 22 h 45 min into the flight
- Ningbo, People's Republic of China — on the left, 91 km away19,620 km · ≈ 22 h 50 min into the flight
- Cixi, People's Republic of China — on the left, 88 km away19,670 km · ≈ 22 h 50 min into the flight
- Landing at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport19,740 km · ≈ 22 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: North China Plain19,740 km · ≈ 22 h 55 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 Shanghai
Flight time and distance
About 23 h 10 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.
12,270 miles (19,740 km, 10,660 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC−3 | Cordoba |
| 12,170 km | UTC+11 | Noumea |
| 14,480 km | UTC+10 | Port Moresby |
| 19,540 km | UTC+8 | Shanghai |
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
- Puerto Montt
- Punta Arenas
- Pascua
- Auckland Radio
- Nadi Oceanic
- Brisbane Radio (Coral) 133.15* (124.65)
- Honiara
- Port Moresby
- Oakland Oceanic
- Tokyo Oceanic
- Fukuoka
- Shanghai
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Rosario to Shanghai?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Rosario to Shanghai covers 12,270 miles (19,740 km) — about 23 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile, Japan and People's Republic of China. It crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Coral Sea and the Solomon Sea: 91% 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 Shanghai?
It passes over or close to Argentina, Chile, Japan and People's Republic of China, and crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Coral Sea and the Solomon Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Rosario to Shanghai?
About 23 h 10 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 Shanghai by plane?
12,270 miles (19,740 km, 10,660 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?
91% of the route, about 18,030 km. The longest stretch without land is 13,030 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.