Bogota to Madrid flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Bogota to Madrid covers 4,990 miles (8,030 km) — about 9 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Dominica, Portugal and Spain. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 82% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC+2.
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From El Dorado International Airport (BOG) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) · BOG · MAD
- Great-circle distance
- 8,030 km
- Duration, no wind
- 9 h 45 min
- Over water
- 82 %
- Time difference today
- +7 h
The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.
What countries do you fly over from Bogota to Madrid?
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Dominica
- Portugal
- Spain
- Caribbean Sea
- Atlantic Ocean
- Sargasso Sea
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Ritacuba Blanco
To see Ritacuba Blanco (5,410 m), sit on the left: it lies about 16 km from the route, ≈ 35 min into the flight.
- Nevado del Ruiz (5,311 m) ≈ 15 min
- Ritacuba Blanco (5,410 m) ≈ 35 min
- Mérida ≈ 50 min
- Pico Bolívar (4,980 m) ≈ 50 min
- Barinas ≈ 55 min
- Barquisimeto ≈ 1 h 10 min
- Valencia ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Maracay ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Turmero ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Santa Teresa del Tuy ≈ 1 h 25 min
- Caracas ≈ 1 h 25 min
- Petare ≈ 1 h 25 min
- Pico Naiguatá (2,765 m) ≈ 1 h 25 min
- Lisbon ≈ 8 h 55 min
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 9 h 20 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from El Dorado International Airport
- Below: Cordillera Oriental0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Nevado del Ruiz, 5,311 m — on the left, 102 km away0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Ritacuba Blanco, 5,410 m — on the left, 16 km away285 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Below: Andes348 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Below: Llanos375 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−4402 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Mérida, Venezuela — on the left, 110 km away531 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Pico Bolívar, 4,980 m — on the left, 99 km away539 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Barinas, Venezuela — on the left, 46 km away612 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Barquisimeto, Venezuela — on the left, 105 km away790 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
- Valencia, Venezuela — on the left, 17 km away910 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Maracay, Venezuela — on the right, 4 km away950 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Turmero, Venezuela — on the right, 14 km away958 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean — 6,560 km without land1,020 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela — on the right, 71 km away1,030 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Caracas, Venezuela — on the right, 34 km away1,030 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Petare, Venezuela — on the right, 40 km away1,030 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Pico Naiguatá, 2,765 m — on the right, 37 km away1,040 km · ≈ 1 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles1,100 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies1,740 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC+17,500 km · ≈ 8 h 50 min into the flight
- Lisbon, Portugal — on the right, 101 km away7,520 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula7,580 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
- Land again7,580 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+27,760 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 1 km away7,880 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport8,030 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
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Arriving in Madrid
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Flight time and distance
About 9 h 45 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
4,990 miles (8,030 km, 4,340 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC−5 | Bogota |
| 402 km | UTC−4 | Caracas |
| 7,500 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 7,760 km | UTC+2 | Madrid |
Airspace (FIRs) along the route
Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.
- Bogota
- Maiquetia
- Piarco
- New York
- Santa Maria
- Lisboa
- Madrid
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Bogota to Madrid?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Bogota to Madrid covers 4,990 miles (8,030 km) — about 9 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Dominica, Portugal and Spain. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 82% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from Bogota to Madrid?
It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Dominica, Portugal and Spain, and crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Bogota to Madrid?
About 9 h 45 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
How far is Bogota from Madrid by plane?
4,990 miles (8,030 km, 4,340 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
How much of the flight is over water?
82% of the route, about 6,560 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,560 km.
Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?
It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.
Does GPS work in airplane mode?
Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.
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How this was calculated
The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.