- Pope Leo XIV left Rome Fiumicino airport on 6 November o board
EI-TYH - The papal flight is operated by ITA Airways
- The trip runs until 17 November
- The itinerary covers Uruguay, Argentina and Peru
- The trip is the sixth and longest international journey of his pontificate
Pope Leo XIV departed Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport aboard a chartered ITA Airways aircraft on 6 November 2026 beginning a 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin America. The Airbus Airbus A330-941 (A330neo), registered as EI-TYH, took off at 7:05am Rome time carrying the pontiff, his entourage and over 80 journalists. The 13.5-hour transatlantic flight landed in Montevideo, Uruguay, later that evening.
The trip runs from 6 to 17 November 2026 spanning 12 days and over 30,000 kilometres. It is the sixth and longest international journey of his pontificate. The itinerary covers Uruguay from 6 to 8 November, Argentina from 8 to 11 November and Peru from 11 to 17 November.
The Pope is scheduled to take 14 flights, visit seven cathedrals, celebrate nine public Masses and deliver nearly 40 speeches in Spanish. The 71-year-old pontiff is undertaking the demanding tour just over three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on 13 October. The trip begins with official welcomes and a vespers service in Montevideo.
The aircraft is named Daniele De Rossi. after the Roma soccer player who was the highest-scoring midfielder for Italy post-World War II, and Italy’s all-time second most prolific midfielder
