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Rosario to Sydney flight path

ROS → SYDROSSYD
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 Sydney covers 7,370 miles (11,870 km) — about 14 h 10 min with no wind. It crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean: 82% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+11.

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From Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) · ROS · SYD

ROSRosario
SYDSydney
Great-circle distance
11,870 km
Duration, no wind
14 h 10 min
Over water
82 %
Time difference today
+14 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 Sydney?

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southern Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Tasman Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Fitz Roy

To see Mount Fitz Roy (3,375 m), sit on the left: it lies about 62 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Mount Fitz Roy (3,375 m) ≈ 2 h 40 min
Right window

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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+13UTC+11UTC−3Pacific OceanPampasAndesMount Fitz Roy 3,375 m 62 kmROSSYD▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+13UTC+11Pacific OceanPampasAndesMount Fitz Roy3,375 m · 62 kmROSSYDUTC−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: Andes1,780 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
  4. Mount Fitz Roy, 3,375 m — on the left, 62 km away2,080 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  5. Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean — 9,690 km without land2,180 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
  6. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+139,610 km · ≈ 11 h 20 min into the flight
  7. Landing at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11,870 km · ≈ 13 h 55 min into the flight
  8. Local time below changes: UTC+13 to UTC+1111,870 km · ≈ 13 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

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 Sydney

Sydney
Sydney · Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 14 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.

7,370 miles (11,870 km, 6,410 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
9,610 kmUTC+13Auckland
11,870 kmUTC+11Sydney

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
  • Comodoro Rivadavia
  • Punta Arenas
  • Pascua
  • McMurdo (Mac)
  • Auckland Radio
  • Brisbane Radio (Indian) 129.25
  • Brisbane Radio (Tasman) 124.65
  • Brisbane (Manning) 130.1
  • Melbourne (Wollongong) 125.0
  • Melbourne (Bindook) 129.8* (133.15)

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Rosario to Sydney?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Rosario to Sydney covers 7,370 miles (11,870 km) — about 14 h 10 min with no wind. It crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean: 82% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+11.

What countries do you fly over from Rosario to Sydney?

It passes over or close to Argentina and Australia, and crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Rosario to Sydney?

About 14 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 Sydney by plane?

7,370 miles (11,870 km, 6,410 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?

82% of the route, about 9,690 km. The longest stretch without land is 9,690 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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