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Santiago to Barcelona flight path

SCL → BCNSCLBCN
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 Santiago to Barcelona covers 6,930 miles (11,150 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Spain. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 53% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.

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From Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) · SCL · BCN

SCLSantiago
BCNBarcelona
Great-circle distance
11,150 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 20 min
Over water
53 %
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 Santiago to Barcelona?

  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Spain
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Aconcagua

To see Aconcagua (6,959 m), sit on the left: it lies about 10 km from the route, ≈ 20 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Aconcagua (6,959 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Santiago del Estero ≈ 1 h 15 min
  • Rondonópolis ≈ 3 h 05 min
  • Teide (3,718 m) ≈ 10 h 30 min
  • Sevilla ≈ 12 h 10 min
  • Córdoba ≈ 12 h 15 min
Right window
  • Cerro Cantillana (2,281 m) ≈ 15 min
  • Tupungato Volcano (6,550 m) ≈ 20 min
  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ≈ 10 h 35 min
  • Tangier ≈ 12 h 00 min
  • Tétouan ≈ 12 h 00 min
  • Málaga ≈ 12 h 10 min
  • Mulhacén (3,479 m) ≈ 12 h 20 min
  • Valencia ≈ 12 h 45 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−4UTC−3UTC+2UTC−3Atlantic OceanAndesChaco AustralMato Grosso PlateauCaatingaCanary IslandsTeide 3,718 m 48 kmMulhacén 3,479 m 91 kmTangier 57 kmValencia 38 kmSevilla 89 kmMálaga 56 kmLas Palmas de Gran Canaria 51 kmCórdoba 63 kmRondonópolis 94 kmSantiago del Estero 1 kmSCLBCN▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC−4UTC−3UTC+2Atlantic OceanAndesPampasChaco AustralPantanalSerra DouradaCaatingaCanary IslandsAconcagua6,959 m · 10 kmSantiago del Estero1 km off routeRondonópolis94 km off routeTeide3,718 m · 48 kmSevilla89 km off routeCórdoba63 km off routeCerro Cantillana2,281 m · 35 kmTupungato Volcano6,550 m · 62 kmLas Palmas de Gran C…51 km off routeTangier57 km off routeTétouan98 km off routeMálaga56 km off routeMulhacén3,479 m · 91 kmSCLBCNUTC−3

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
  2. Below: Andes0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Cerro Cantillana, 2,281 m — on the right, 35 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  4. Tupungato Volcano, 6,550 m — on the right, 62 km away72 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  5. Aconcagua, 6,959 m — on the left, 10 km away108 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
  6. Below: Pampas483 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  7. Santiago del Estero, Argentina — on the left, 1 km away881 km · ≈ 1 h 15 min into the flight
  8. Below: Chaco Austral1,000 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
  9. Below: Gran Chaco1,260 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
  10. Below: Chaco Boreal1,490 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
  11. Below: Pantanal1,860 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  12. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−41,860 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  13. Below: Brazilian Highlands1,930 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
  14. Below: Mato Grosso Plateau2,340 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
  15. Rondonópolis, Brazil — on the left, 94 km away2,480 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−33,080 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
  17. Below: Serra Dourada3,230 km · ≈ 4 h 00 min into the flight
  18. Below: Caatinga4,310 km · ≈ 5 h 10 min into the flight
  19. Atlantic Ocean — 5,720 km without land4,530 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
  20. Below: Canary Islands8,810 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
  21. Teide, 3,718 m — on the left, 48 km away8,920 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
  22. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain — on the right, 51 km away8,990 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
  23. Tangier, Morocco — on the right, 57 km away10,230 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  24. Tétouan, Morocco — on the right, 98 km away10,250 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  25. Below: Iberian Peninsula10,260 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  26. Land again10,260 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  27. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+210,260 km · ≈ 12 h 00 min into the flight
  28. Sevilla, Spain — on the left, 89 km away10,340 km · ≈ 12 h 10 min into the flight
  29. Málaga, Spain — on the right, 56 km away10,400 km · ≈ 12 h 10 min into the flight
  30. Below: Sierra Nevada10,440 km · ≈ 12 h 15 min into the flight
  31. Córdoba, Spain — on the left, 63 km away10,450 km · ≈ 12 h 15 min into the flight
  32. Mulhacén, 3,479 m — on the right, 91 km away10,490 km · ≈ 12 h 20 min into the flight
  33. Below: Sierra Morena10,590 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  34. Valencia, Spain — on the right, 38 km away10,860 km · ≈ 12 h 45 min into the flight
  35. Landing at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport11,150 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 Barcelona

Barcelona
Barcelona · Photo: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0, 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−3Santiago
1,860 kmUTC−4Campo Grande
3,080 kmUTC−3Sao Paulo
10,260 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.

  • Santiago
  • Mendoza
  • Cordoba
  • Resistencia
  • Asuncion
  • Curitiba
  • Amazonico
  • Brasilia
  • Amazonico
  • Atlantico
  • Recife
  • Atlantico
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Sal Oceanic
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Canarias
  • Agadir
  • Sevilla
  • Madrid
  • Valencia (FL245-)
  • Barcelona

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Santiago to Barcelona?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Santiago to Barcelona covers 6,930 miles (11,150 km) — about 13 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Spain. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean: 53% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+2.

What countries do you fly over from Santiago to Barcelona?

It passes over or close to Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Spain, 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 Santiago to Barcelona?

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 Santiago from Barcelona 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?

53% of the route, about 5,870 km. The longest stretch without land is 5,720 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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