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Valencia to Buenos Aires flight path

VLC → AEPVLCAEP
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 Valencia to Buenos Aires covers 6,310 miles (10,160 km) — about 12 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Alboran Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 45% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.

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From Valencia Airport (VLC) to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) · VLC · AEP

VLCValencia
AEPBuenos Aires
Great-circle distance
10,160 km
Duration, no wind
12 h 10 min
Over water
45 %
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 Valencia to Buenos Aires?

  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Western Sahara
  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Alboran Sea
  • Atlantic Ocean

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mulhacén

To see Mulhacén (3,479 m), sit on the left: it lies about 7 km from the route, ≈ 40 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Mulhacén (3,479 m) ≈ 40 min
  • Jbel Tidirhine (2,456 m) ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Marrakesh ≈ 1 h 30 min
  • Natal ≈ 7 h 20 min
  • Campinas ≈ 10 h 00 min
  • Sorocaba ≈ 10 h 05 min
  • Pico Paraná (1,877 m) ≈ 10 h 20 min
  • Curitiba ≈ 10 h 25 min
Right window
  • Tangier ≈ 1 h 00 min
  • Salé ≈ 1 h 10 min
  • Rabat ≈ 1 h 10 min
  • Casablanca ≈ 1 h 20 min
  • Serra do Barbado (2,033 m) ≈ 8 h 35 min
  • Ribeirão Preto ≈ 9 h 50 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 hUTC+0UTC−3UTC+2Atlantic OceanIberian PeninsulaSaharaCaatingaSerra da MantiquieraJbel Tidirhine 2,456 m 92 kmSerra do Barbado 2,033 m 84 kmPico Paraná 1,877 m 82 kmCasablanca 33 kmCuritiba 57 kmRabat 8 kmTangier 64 kmCampinas 75 kmMarrakesh 79 kmSalé 9 kmNatal 74 kmSorocaba 80 kmRibeirão Preto 100 kmVLCAEP▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+0UTC−3Atlantic OceanIberian PeninsulaSaharaCaatingaSerra da MantiquieraMulhacén3,479 m · 7 kmJbel Tidirhine2,456 m · 92 kmMarrakesh79 km off routeNatal74 km off routeCampinas75 km off routeSorocaba80 km off routePico Paraná1,877 m · 82 kmCuritiba57 km off routeTangier64 km off routeSalé9 km off routeRabat8 km off routeCasablanca33 km off routeSerra do Barbado2,033 m · 84 kmRibeirão Preto100 km off routeVLCAEPUTC+2

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Valencia Airport
  2. Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Below: Sierra Nevada271 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  4. Mulhacén, 3,479 m — on the left, 7 km away367 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  5. Water starts: Alboran Sea440 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  6. Below: Rif609 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  7. Land again609 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  8. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+0609 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  9. Tangier, Morocco — on the right, 64 km away622 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  10. Jbel Tidirhine, 2,456 m — on the left, 92 km away622 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
  11. Below: Atlas Mountains812 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  12. Salé, Morocco — on the right, 9 km away825 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  13. Rabat, Morocco — on the right, 8 km away831 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
  14. Casablanca, Morocco — on the right, 33 km away913 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  15. Marrakesh, Morocco — on the left, 79 km away1,100 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
  16. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean1,290 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
  17. Below: Sahara1,690 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  18. Land again1,690 km · ≈ 2 h 10 min into the flight
  19. Water starts: Atlantic Ocean2,100 km · ≈ 2 h 40 min into the flight
  20. Land again2,270 km · ≈ 2 h 50 min into the flight
  21. Atlantic Ocean — 3,830 km without land2,300 km · ≈ 2 h 55 min into the flight
  22. Below: Cape Verde3,350 km · ≈ 4 h 05 min into the flight
  23. Land again6,130 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  24. Local time below changes: UTC+0 to UTC−36,130 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  25. Below: Caatinga6,160 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  26. Natal, Brazil — on the left, 74 km away6,170 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  27. Below: Borborema Plateau6,230 km · ≈ 7 h 25 min into the flight
  28. Below: Brazilian Highlands6,700 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  29. Serra do Barbado, 2,033 m — on the right, 84 km away7,270 km · ≈ 8 h 35 min into the flight
  30. Ribeirão Preto, Brazil — on the right, 100 km away8,340 km · ≈ 9 h 50 min into the flight
  31. Campinas, Brazil — on the left, 75 km away8,460 km · ≈ 10 h 00 min into the flight
  32. Sorocaba, Brazil — on the left, 80 km away8,530 km · ≈ 10 h 05 min into the flight
  33. Below: Serra da Mantiquiera8,700 km · ≈ 10 h 15 min into the flight
  34. Pico Paraná, 1,877 m — on the left, 82 km away8,770 km · ≈ 10 h 20 min into the flight
  35. Curitiba, Brazil — on the left, 57 km away8,810 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
  36. Below: Serra Geral8,840 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
  37. Landing at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery10,160 km · ≈ 11 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 Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires · Photo: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 12 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.

6,310 miles (10,160 km, 5,480 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+2Madrid
609 kmUTC+0Casablanca
6,130 kmUTC−3Fortaleza

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.

  • Barcelona
  • Valencia (FL245-)
  • Sevilla
  • Casablanca
  • Canarias Oceanic
  • Dakar
  • Sal Oceanic
  • Dakar Oceanic
  • Atlantico
  • Recife
  • Brasilia
  • Curitiba
  • Montevideo

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Valencia to Buenos Aires?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Valencia to Buenos Aires covers 6,310 miles (10,160 km) — about 12 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. It crosses the Alboran Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 45% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−3.

What countries do you fly over from Valencia to Buenos Aires?

It passes over or close to Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, and crosses the Alboran 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 Valencia to Buenos Aires?

About 12 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 Valencia from Buenos Aires by plane?

6,310 miles (10,160 km, 5,480 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?

45% of the route, about 4,600 km. The longest stretch without land is 3,830 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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