Tijuana to Barcelona flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Tijuana to Barcelona covers 6,030 miles (9,700 km) — about 11 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United States, Mexico, Canada, France and Spain. It crosses the James Bay, the Labrador Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 47% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−7 and land on UTC+2.
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From General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) · TIJ · BCN
- Great-circle distance
- 9,700 km
- Duration, no wind
- 11 h 40 min
- Over water
- 47 %
- Time difference today
- +9 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 Tijuana to Barcelona?
- United States
- Mexico
- Canada
- France
- Spain
- James Bay
- Labrador Sea
- Atlantic Ocean
- Bay of Biscay
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Peale
To see Mount Peale (3,877 m), sit on the right: it lies about 60 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight.
- San Gorgonio Mountain (3,505 m) ≈ 25 min
- Black Elk Peak (2,207 m) ≈ 2 h 15 min
- Aneto (3,404 m) ≈ 11 h 10 min
- Coma Pedrosa (2,943 m) ≈ 11 h 15 min
- Mexicali ≈ 20 min
- Mount Peale (3,877 m) ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Bilbao ≈ 10 h 55 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
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See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport
- Below: Sonoran Desert97 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Mexicali, Mexico — on the right, 100 km away101 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- San Gorgonio Mountain, 3,505 m — on the left, 105 km away140 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Below: Great Basin291 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Below: Grand Canyon453 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−7 to UTC−6679 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Colorado Plateau712 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Mount Peale, 3,877 m — on the right, 60 km away957 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Rocky Mountains1,200 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Great Plains1,520 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
- Black Elk Peak, 2,207 m — on the left, 65 km away1,720 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−6 to UTC−52,010 km · ≈ 2 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Central Lowlands2,260 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
- Below: Laurentian Upland2,620 km · ≈ 3 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Canadian Shield2,690 km · ≈ 3 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−42,940 km · ≈ 3 h 40 min into the flight
- Water starts: James Bay3,590 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Akimiski Island3,660 km · ≈ 4 h 25 min into the flight
- Land again3,820 km · ≈ 4 h 40 min into the flight
- Below: Labrador4,760 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−34,820 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
- Labrador Sea and Atlantic Ocean — 4,370 km without land4,980 km · ≈ 6 h 00 min into the flight
- Bilbao, Spain — on the right, 103 km away9,250 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+29,320 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Pyrenees9,350 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Land again9,350 km · ≈ 11 h 00 min into the flight
- Aneto, 3,404 m — on the left, 32 km away9,520 km · ≈ 11 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula9,540 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
- Coma Pedrosa, 2,943 m — on the left, 71 km away9,570 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
- Landing at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport9,700 km · ≈ 11 h 25 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.
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Arriving in Barcelona
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Flight time and distance
About 11 h 40 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.
6,030 miles (9,700 km, 5,240 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−7 | Tijuana |
| 679 km | UTC−6 | Denver |
| 2,010 km | UTC−5 | Chicago |
| 2,940 km | UTC−4 | Toronto |
| 4,820 km | UTC−3 | Goose Bay |
| 9,320 km | UTC+2 | Paris |
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.
- Mexico
- Los Angeles
- Denver
- Salt Lake
- Denver
- Minneapolis
- Winnipeg
- Edmonton
- Montreal
- Moncton
- Gander Oceanic
- Shanwick Oceanic
- Shannon
- Shanwick Oceanic
- Brest
- Bordeaux
- Madrid
- Barcelona
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Tijuana to Barcelona?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Tijuana to Barcelona covers 6,030 miles (9,700 km) — about 11 h 40 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United States, Mexico, Canada, France and Spain. It crosses the James Bay, the Labrador Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 47% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−7 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from Tijuana to Barcelona?
It passes over or close to the United States, Mexico, Canada, France and Spain, and crosses the James Bay, the Labrador Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Tijuana to Barcelona?
About 11 h 40 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 Tijuana from Barcelona by plane?
6,030 miles (9,700 km, 5,240 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?
47% of the route, about 4,590 km. The longest stretch without land is 4,370 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.