# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Pathankot Air Force Station (IXP)

> 15,778 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,778 km / 9,804 mi / 8,520 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 09:00 in Buenos Aires, it's 17:30 in Pathankot Air Force Station)
- **Elevation difference**: 999 ft (IXP is higher than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 ft

### [Pathankot Air Force Station (IXP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixp-pathankot-air-force-station/1ef266df-f246-65b0-a1c9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pathankot Air Force Station, India
- ICAO: VIPK
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 32.230000, 75.630000
- Elevation: 1,017 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:00 in Buenos Aires, it's 17:30 in Pathankot Air Force Station.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pathankot Air Force Station (IXP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ixp-pathankot-air-force-station/1ef266df-f246-65b0-a1c9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)