Israeli carrier El Al has announced the launch of its longest scheduled route to date, connecting Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (EZE) in Argentina.
The new service will start in November 2026 and will be operated twice weekly with Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Tickets will go on sale from May 2026.
The distance between Tel Aviv and Ezeiza International Airport is roughly 12,200 km (6,550 nm), although El Al will likely use a longer routing across the Mediterranean to Morocco before turning south for the Atlantic crossing. This longer route, which will result in longer flight times and fuel use, is due to the need for Israeli aircraft to avoid the airspace of several African countries, such as Libya and Sudan, for political and security reasons.
Flight time is estimated to be 16.5 hours from Israel to Argentina and 15.5 hours on the return leg.
The longest route currently operated by El Al, also with Boeing 787-9 aircraft, is Tel Aviv to Los Angeles (LAX), which is 12,189 km-long (6,582 nm) and usually takes 15.5 hours through an Arctic routing that takes the aircraft over Greenland and northern Canada.
The launch of this new route was announced during Argentinian President Javier Milei’s visit to Israel to attend the country’s Independence Day celebrations. During the trip, Milei met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and both leaders signed a number of agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation…
