Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires covers 7,610 miles (12,250 km) — about 14 h 35 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Israel, Egypt, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean: 56% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+3 and land on UTC−3.
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From Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) to Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini (EZE) · TLV · EZE
- Great-circle distance
- 12,250 km
- Duration, no wind
- 14 h 35 min
- Over water
- 56 %
- Time difference today
- −6 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 Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires?
- Israel
- Egypt
- Chad
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Benin
- Togo
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Argentina
- Mediterranean Sea
- Gulf of Guinea
- Atlantic Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Kegueur Terbi
To see Kegueur Terbi (3,376 m), sit on the left: it lies about 107 km from the route, ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight.
- Suez ≈ 35 min
- Shubrā al Khaymah ≈ 45 min
- Cairo ≈ 45 min
- Giza ≈ 45 min
- Bikku Bitti (2,266 m) ≈ 2 h 25 min
- Kegueur Terbi (3,376 m) ≈ 2 h 30 min
- Montevideo ≈ 14 h 05 min
- Port Said ≈ 30 min
- Sokoto ≈ 4 h 30 min
- Kumasi ≈ 5 h 40 min
- Abobo ≈ 6 h 00 min
- Abidjan ≈ 6 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 Ben Gurion International Airport
- Water starts: Mediterranean Sea41 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
- Land again204 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Port Said, Egypt — on the right, 50 km away253 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Suez, Egypt — on the left, 85 km away308 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Below: Eastern Desert327 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Shubrā al Khaymah, Egypt — on the left, 7 km away405 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Below: Nile Delta408 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Cairo, Egypt — on the left, 13 km away408 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Giza, Egypt — on the left, 16 km away415 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Below: Western Desert449 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Below: Libyan Desert1,140 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+21,140 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Calanshio Sand Sea1,470 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Sahara1,760 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Tibesti Mountains1,800 km · ≈ 2 h 20 min into the flight
- Bikku Bitti, 2,266 m — on the left, 83 km away1,900 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+11,960 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
- Kegueur Terbi, 3,376 m — on the left, 107 km away1,990 km · ≈ 2 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Ténéré2,290 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Sahel3,060 km · ≈ 3 h 45 min into the flight
- Sokoto, Nigeria — on the right, 68 km away3,680 km · ≈ 4 h 30 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+04,290 km · ≈ 5 h 10 min into the flight
- Kumasi, Ghana — on the right, 34 km away4,710 km · ≈ 5 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Ivory Coast4,940 km · ≈ 5 h 55 min into the flight
- Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean — 6,570 km without land4,980 km · ≈ 6 h 00 min into the flight
- Abobo, Ivory Coast — on the right, 105 km away5,000 km · ≈ 6 h 00 min into the flight
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast — on the right, 99 km away5,010 km · ≈ 6 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+0 to UTC−311,430 km · ≈ 13 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Cuchilla Grande11,760 km · ≈ 13 h 45 min into the flight
- Montevideo, Uruguay — on the left, 103 km away12,060 km · ≈ 14 h 05 min into the flight
- Landing at Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini12,250 km · ≈ 14 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Pampas12,250 km · ≈ 14 h 20 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
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Arriving in Buenos Aires
Flight time and distance
About 14 h 35 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.
7,610 miles (12,250 km, 6,610 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 | Jerusalem |
| 1,140 km | UTC+2 | Tripoli |
| 1,960 km | UTC+1 | Ndjamena |
| 4,290 km | UTC+0 | Lome |
| 11,430 km | UTC−3 | Sao Paulo |
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.
- Tel Aviv
- Cairo
- Tripoli
- N'Djamena
- Niamey
- Kano
- Accra
- Abidjan
- Roberts
- Dakar Oceanic
- Atlantico
- Curitiba
- Montevideo
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires covers 7,610 miles (12,250 km) — about 14 h 35 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Israel, Egypt, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean: 56% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+3 and land on UTC−3.
What countries do you fly over from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires?
It passes over or close to Israel, Egypt, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires?
About 14 h 35 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 Tel Aviv from Buenos Aires by plane?
7,610 miles (12,250 km, 6,610 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?
56% of the route, about 6,820 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,570 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.