AEP → FTEBuenos Aires to El Calafate

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Direct flights from Buenos Aires (AEP) to El Calafate (FTE): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 36% of the last 22 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,068 km, an estimated 3 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Buenos Aires and El Calafate. Updated 21 October 2026 at 04:12 UTC.

Today, AEP → FTE

Wed 21 Oct · local times
  1. 04:10 AR1838AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS On scheduleGate 09 · TAA ·
  2. 05:10 AR1840AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS On scheduleGate 13 · TAA ·
  3. 05:10 AR1892AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS On scheduleGate 01 · TAA ·
  4. 05:35 AR1694AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS On scheduleGate 09 · TAA ·
  5. 15:15 AR1850AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS Sched 15:15Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked AEP board 01:12

AEP Buenos Aires busy · +17
FTE El Calafate tracking
2,068 km · ~3h 09m est.
dep bank 04:10–16:406x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
36% on time

of the last 22 operated AEP → FTE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+19 minacross the last 22 operated legs
Flight time~3h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
AEROLINEAS ARGENTINASAR36% on time

Flights AR1838 04:10 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · AR1840 05:10 We Sa Su · AR1892 05:10 We Su · AR1694 05:35 We Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19AR1838departed+13
10-19AR1850departed+31
10-18AR1838departed+19
10-18AR1840departed+10
10-18AR1842departed+56
10-18AR1850departed+52
10-18AR1894departed+16
10-17AR1694departed+33
10-17AR1838departed+4
10-17AR1850departed+12
10-17AR1852departed+24
10-16AR1838departed+22
10-16AR1850departed+41
10-15AR1838departed+7
10-15AR1850departed+23
10-15AR1896departed+32
10-15AR1898departed+10
10-14AR1694departed+16
10-14AR1838departed+16
10-14AR1840departed+9
10-14AR1850departed+47
10-14AR1892departed+11

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
AEPBuenos Aires +17 min busy 🌤 clear · ENE 18 kt Full AEP delay board →
FTEEl Calafate tracking Full FTE delay board →

How the Buenos Aires to El Calafate route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AEP to FTE flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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AEP to FTE questions

Is AEP–FTE running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at AEP is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AEP–FTE?

Operators schedule morning departures around 04:10 from AEP. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the FTE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from AEP to FTE?

Great-circle distance is 2,068 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 176–207 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AEP–FTE fly?

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS runs the route with about 30 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.