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Valencia to Puebla flight path

VLC → PBCVLCPBC
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 Puebla covers 5,790 miles (9,310 km) — about 11 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche: 88% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−6.

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From Valencia Airport (VLC) to Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) · VLC · PBC

VLCValencia
PBCPuebla
Great-circle distance
9,310 km
Duration, no wind
11 h 10 min
Over water
88 %
Time difference today
−8 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 Puebla?

  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Bay of Campeche

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico de Orizaba

To see Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m), sit on the left: it lies about 84 km from the route, ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 45 min
  • Porto ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Jacksonville ≈ 8 h 35 min
  • Xalapa de Enríquez ≈ 10 h 45 min
  • Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) ≈ 10 h 50 min
Right window
  • Madrid ≈ 35 min
  • Carabanchel ≈ 35 min
  • Latina ≈ 35 min
  • Vigo ≈ 1 h 05 min
  • Popocatépetl (5,420 m) ≈ 10 h 55 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+1UTC−4UTC−6UTC+2Atlantic OceanGulf of MexicoIberian PeninsulaFloridaPico de Orizaba 5,636 m 84 kmPopocatépetl 5,420 m 6 kmJacksonville 3 kmXalapa de Enríquez 65 kmVigo 88 kmPorto 27 kmVLCPBC▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+1UTC−4UTC−6Atlantic OceanGulf of MexicoIberian PeninsulaFloridaPico Almanzor2,592 m · 47 kmPorto27 km off routeJacksonville3 km off routeXalapa de Enríquez65 km off routeMadrid10 km off routeCarabanchel6 km off routeLatina6 km off routeVigo88 km off routePopocatépetl5,420 m · 6 kmVLCPBCUTC+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. Madrid, Spain — on the right, 10 km away293 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  4. Carabanchel, Spain — on the right, 6 km away294 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  5. Latina, Spain — on the right, 6 km away296 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  6. Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the left, 47 km away417 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  7. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1590 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  8. Porto, Portugal — on the left, 27 km away713 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  9. Atlantic Ocean — 6,460 km without land745 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  10. Vigo, Spain — on the right, 88 km away752 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  11. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−47,170 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
  12. Below: Florida7,200 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
  13. Land again7,200 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
  14. Jacksonville, United States — on the left, 3 km away7,220 km · ≈ 8 h 35 min into the flight
  15. Gulf of Mexico and Bay of Campeche — 1,710 km without land7,420 km · ≈ 8 h 45 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−69,100 km · ≈ 10 h 40 min into the flight
  17. Land again9,130 km · ≈ 10 h 45 min into the flight
  18. Xalapa de Enríquez, Mexico — on the left, 65 km away9,170 km · ≈ 10 h 45 min into the flight
  19. Pico de Orizaba, 5,636 m — on the left, 84 km away9,230 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  20. Landing at Hermanos Serdán International Airport9,310 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
  21. Popocatépetl, 5,420 m — on the right, 6 km away9,310 km · ≈ 10 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.

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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 Puebla

Puebla
Puebla · Photo: Alejandro Quintanar · Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 11 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.

5,790 miles (9,310 km, 5,030 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
590 kmUTC+1Lisbon
7,170 kmUTC−4New York
9,100 kmUTC−6Mexico City

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
  • Lisboa
  • Santa Maria
  • New York
  • Jacksonville
  • Houston
  • Mexico

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Valencia to Puebla?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Valencia to Puebla covers 5,790 miles (9,310 km) — about 11 h 10 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche: 88% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−6.

What countries do you fly over from Valencia to Puebla?

It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, the United States and Mexico, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Valencia to Puebla?

About 11 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 Puebla by plane?

5,790 miles (9,310 km, 5,030 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?

88% of the route, about 8,170 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,460 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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