Valencia to Medellín flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Valencia to Medellín covers 5,150 miles (8,290 km) — about 10 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Caribbean Netherlands, Venezuela and Colombia. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea: 81% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−5.
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From Valencia Airport (VLC) to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) · VLC · EOH
- Great-circle distance
- 8,290 km
- Duration, no wind
- 10 h 00 min
- Over water
- 81 %
- Time difference today
- −7 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 Medellín?
- Spain
- Portugal
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Montserrat
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Atlantic Ocean
- Sargasso Sea
- Caribbean Sea
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico Bolívar
To see Pico Bolívar (4,980 m), sit on the left: it lies about 113 km from the route, ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight.
- Barquisimeto ≈ 8 h 50 min
- Pico Bolívar (4,980 m) ≈ 9 h 10 min
- Mérida ≈ 9 h 10 min
- San Cristóbal ≈ 9 h 20 min
- Cúcuta ≈ 9 h 20 min
- Bucaramanga ≈ 9 h 30 min
- Floridablanca ≈ 9 h 30 min
- Lisbon ≈ 1 h 05 min
- Maracaibo ≈ 9 h 00 min
- Cabimas ≈ 9 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 Valencia Airport
- Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1580 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Lisbon, Portugal — on the right, 13 km away752 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Atlantic Ocean and Sargasso Sea — 6,610 km without land774 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies6,270 km · ≈ 7 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles6,300 km · ≈ 7 h 30 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−46,360 km · ≈ 7 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental7,380 km · ≈ 8 h 45 min into the flight
- Land again7,380 km · ≈ 8 h 45 min into the flight
- Barquisimeto, Venezuela — on the left, 98 km away7,490 km · ≈ 8 h 50 min into the flight
- Maracaibo, Venezuela — on the right, 106 km away7,640 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Cabimas, Venezuela — on the right, 74 km away7,650 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Pico Bolívar, 4,980 m — on the left, 113 km away7,740 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Mérida, Venezuela — on the left, 103 km away7,750 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Andes7,770 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−57,880 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- San Cristóbal, Venezuela — on the left, 100 km away7,900 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Cúcuta, Colombia — on the left, 69 km away7,910 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Bucaramanga, Colombia — on the left, 94 km away8,020 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
- Floridablanca, Colombia — on the left, 102 km away8,020 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
- Landing at Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport8,290 km · ≈ 9 h 45 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 Medellín
Flight time and distance
About 10 h 00 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.
5,150 miles (8,290 km, 4,480 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+2 | Madrid |
| 580 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 6,360 km | UTC−4 | Antigua |
| 7,880 km | UTC−5 | Bogota |
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-)
- Madrid
- Sevilla
- Lisboa
- Santa Maria
- New York
- Piarco
- San Juan
- Piarco
- Maiquetia
- Curaçao
- Maiquetia
- Bogota
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Valencia to Medellín?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Valencia to Medellín covers 5,150 miles (8,290 km) — about 10 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Caribbean Netherlands, Venezuela and Colombia. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea: 81% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−5.
What countries do you fly over from Valencia to Medellín?
It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Caribbean Netherlands, Venezuela and Colombia, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Valencia to Medellín?
About 10 h 00 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 Medellín by plane?
5,150 miles (8,290 km, 4,480 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?
81% of the route, about 6,720 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,610 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.