1,000 km

1,000 miles

1

4

3

2

4

Contact was lost at 2.55am near Cerro Gordo about 30 miles from destination

3

The plane declares an emergency, due to electrical failures, between the municipalities of La Ceja and La Unión in Colombia

2

After arriving in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, the passengers board another charter flight, which takes off at 10.18pm

1

Commercial flight takes off for Medellín from São Paulo at 5.35pm carrying 72 passengers and nine crew

Medellín

Cerro Gordo

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

São Paulo

Bolivia

Colombia

Brazil

Guardian graphic

Source: Flight Radar. Note: All times UTC

Bogotà

Medellín

3

4

2

1

4

Contact was lost at 2.55am near Cerro Gordo about 30 miles from destination

3

The plane declares an emergency, due to electrical failures, between the municipalities of La Ceja and La Unión in Colombia

2

After arriving in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, the passengers board another charter flight, which takes off at 10.18pm

1

Commercial flight takes off for Medellín from São Paulo at 5.35pm carrying 72 passengers and nine crew

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Cerro Gordo

600 km

600 miles

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

São Paulo

Bolivia

Colombia

Brazil