Madrid to Cali flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Cali covers 5,160 miles (8,300 km) — about 10 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Guadeloupe, Venezuela and Colombia. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea: 80% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−5.
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From Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO) · MAD · CLO
- 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 Madrid to Cali?
- Spain
- Portugal
- Guadeloupe
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Atlantic Ocean
- Sargasso Sea
- Caribbean 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 49 km from the route, ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight.
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 25 min
- Lisbon ≈ 50 min
- Pico Naiguatá (2,765 m) ≈ 8 h 15 min
- Caracas ≈ 8 h 20 min
- Valencia ≈ 8 h 25 min
- Ritacuba Blanco (5,410 m) ≈ 9 h 10 min
- Bogotá ≈ 9 h 30 min
- Kennedy ≈ 9 h 30 min
- Soacha ≈ 9 h 30 min
- Ibagué ≈ 9 h 35 min
- Barquisimeto ≈ 8 h 35 min
- Pico Bolívar (4,980 m) ≈ 8 h 50 min
- Cúcuta ≈ 9 h 05 min
- Bucaramanga ≈ 9 h 10 min
- Nevado del Ruiz (5,311 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
LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change
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- Take-off from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the left, 2 km away149 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1304 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Atlantic Ocean and Sargasso Sea — 6,610 km without land498 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Lisbon, Portugal — on the left, 107 km away505 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies6,030 km · ≈ 7 h 10 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles6,060 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−46,090 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
- Pico Naiguatá, 2,765 m — on the left, 98 km away6,990 km · ≈ 8 h 15 min into the flight
- Caracas, Venezuela — on the left, 96 km away7,000 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Andes7,110 km · ≈ 8 h 25 min into the flight
- Land again7,110 km · ≈ 8 h 25 min into the flight
- Valencia, Venezuela — on the left, 45 km away7,120 km · ≈ 8 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental7,140 km · ≈ 8 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera de Mérida7,200 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
- Barquisimeto, Venezuela — on the right, 43 km away7,240 km · ≈ 8 h 35 min into the flight
- Pico Bolívar, 4,980 m — on the right, 36 km away7,490 km · ≈ 8 h 50 min into the flight
- Cúcuta, Colombia — on the right, 85 km away7,660 km · ≈ 9 h 05 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−57,690 km · ≈ 9 h 05 min into the flight
- Ritacuba Blanco, 5,410 m — on the left, 49 km away7,750 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Bucaramanga, Colombia — on the right, 64 km away7,770 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Bogotá, Colombia — on the left, 78 km away8,030 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
- Kennedy, Colombia — on the left, 73 km away8,040 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
- Soacha, Colombia — on the left, 71 km away8,050 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
- Nevado del Ruiz, 5,311 m — on the right, 37 km away8,110 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
- Ibagué, Colombia — on the left, 11 km away8,140 km · ≈ 9 h 35 min into the flight
- Landing at Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International 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 Cali
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+2 | Madrid |
| 304 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 6,090 km | UTC−4 | Guadeloupe |
| 7,690 km | UTC−5 | Bogota |
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.
- Madrid
- Lisboa
- Santa Maria
- New York
- Piarco
- Maiquetia
- Bogota
- Cali (Up To FL245)
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Madrid to Cali?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Cali covers 5,160 miles (8,300 km) — about 10 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Guadeloupe, Venezuela and Colombia. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea: 80% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−5.
What countries do you fly over from Madrid to Cali?
It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Guadeloupe, Venezuela and Colombia, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea and the Caribbean Sea. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Madrid to Cali?
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 Madrid from Cali 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.