Cali to Madrid flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Cali to Madrid covers 5,160 miles (8,300 km) — about 10 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Guadeloupe, Portugal and Spain. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 80% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC+2.
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From Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) · CLO · MAD
- Great-circle distance
- 8,300 km
- Duration, no wind
- 10 h 05 min
- Over water
- 80 %
- 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 Cali to Madrid?
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Guadeloupe
- 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 right: it lies about 49 km from the route, ≈ 55 min into the flight.
- Nevado del Ruiz (5,311 m) ≈ 30 min
- Bucaramanga ≈ 50 min
- Cúcuta ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Pico Bolívar (4,980 m) ≈ 1 h 10 min
- Barquisimeto ≈ 1 h 30 min
- Ibagué ≈ 25 min
- Soacha ≈ 35 min
- Kennedy ≈ 35 min
- Bogotá ≈ 35 min
- Ritacuba Blanco (5,410 m) ≈ 55 min
- Valencia ≈ 1 h 35 min
- Caracas ≈ 1 h 45 min
- Pico Naiguatá (2,765 m) ≈ 1 h 45 min
- Lisbon ≈ 9 h 15 min
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 9 h 35 min
Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.
Leg by leg
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See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport
- Below: Andes0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Ibagué, Colombia — on the right, 11 km away164 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Nevado del Ruiz, 5,311 m — on the left, 37 km away188 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
- Soacha, Colombia — on the right, 71 km away257 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Kennedy, Colombia — on the right, 73 km away265 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Bogotá, Colombia — on the right, 78 km away270 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental277 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Bucaramanga, Colombia — on the left, 64 km away534 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Ritacuba Blanco, 5,410 m — on the right, 49 km away556 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−4637 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Cúcuta, Colombia — on the left, 85 km away642 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera de Mérida692 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Pico Bolívar, 4,980 m — on the left, 36 km away810 km · ≈ 1 h 10 min into the flight
- Barquisimeto, Venezuela — on the left, 43 km away1,060 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
- Valencia, Venezuela — on the right, 45 km away1,180 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean — 6,610 km without land1,220 km · ≈ 1 h 40 min into the flight
- Caracas, Venezuela — on the right, 96 km away1,300 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Pico Naiguatá, 2,765 m — on the right, 98 km away1,310 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles1,330 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies1,550 km · ≈ 2 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC+17,780 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Lisbon, Portugal — on the right, 107 km away7,800 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula7,830 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
- Land again7,830 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+28,030 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 2 km away8,150 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
- Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport8,300 km · ≈ 9 h 50 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 10 h 05 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.
5,160 miles (8,300 km, 4,480 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 |
| 637 km | UTC−4 | Caracas |
| 7,780 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 8,030 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.
- Cali (Up To FL245)
- Bogota
- Maiquetia
- Piarco
- New York
- Santa Maria
- Lisboa
- Madrid
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Cali to Madrid?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Cali to Madrid covers 5,160 miles (8,300 km) — about 10 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Guadeloupe, Portugal and Spain. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 80% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from Cali to Madrid?
It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Guadeloupe, 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 Cali to Madrid?
About 10 h 05 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 Cali from Madrid by plane?
5,160 miles (8,300 km, 4,480 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?
80% of the route, about 6,610 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,610 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.