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Madrid to Trujillo flight path

MAD → TRUMADTRU
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Trujillo covers 5,830 miles (9,390 km) — about 11 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Venezuela and Peru. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean and Boca Grande: 66% 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 Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) · MAD · TRU

MADMadrid
TRUTrujillo
Great-circle distance
9,390 km
Duration, no wind
11 h 20 min
Over water
66 %
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 Trujillo?

  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Venezuela
  • Peru
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Boca Grande

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Cerro Marahuaca

To see Cerro Marahuaca (2,832 m), sit on the left: it lies about 73 km from the route, ≈ 8 h 45 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Lisbon ≈ 50 min
  • Cerro Marahuaca (2,832 m) ≈ 8 h 45 min
  • Iquitos ≈ 10 h 05 min
Right window
  • Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 25 min
  • Ciudad Guayana ≈ 8 h 05 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+1UTC+2UTC+1UTC−4UTC−5UTC−4UTC−5UTC−4UTC−5UTC+2Atlantic OceanIberian PeninsulaGuiana HighlandsSelvaCerro Marahuaca 2,832 m 73 kmCiudad Guayana 104 kmIquitos 84 kmMADTRU▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+1UTC+2UTC+1UTC−4UTC−5UTC−4UTC−5UTC−4UTC−5Atlantic OceanIberian PeninsulaGuiana HighlandsSelvaLisbon45 km off routeCerro Marahuaca2,832 m · 73 kmIquitos84 km off routePico Almanzor2,592 m · 16 kmCiudad Guayana104 km off routeMADTRUUTC+2

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
  2. Below: Iberian Peninsula0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 16 km away148 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
  4. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1313 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  5. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+2344 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  6. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1376 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  7. Lisbon, Portugal — on the left, 45 km away515 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  8. Atlantic Ocean and Boca Grande — 6,170 km without land532 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  9. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−46,600 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  10. Below: Guiana Highlands6,700 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  11. Land again6,700 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  12. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela — on the right, 104 km away6,810 km · ≈ 8 h 05 min into the flight
  13. Below: Guiana Highlands6,950 km · ≈ 8 h 15 min into the flight
  14. Cerro Marahuaca, 2,832 m — on the left, 73 km away7,390 km · ≈ 8 h 45 min into the flight
  15. Below: Amazon basin7,640 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
  16. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−57,640 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
  17. Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−47,790 km · ≈ 9 h 15 min into the flight
  18. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−57,920 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
  19. Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−47,980 km · ≈ 9 h 25 min into the flight
  20. Below: Selva8,010 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  21. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−58,040 km · ≈ 9 h 30 min into the flight
  22. Iquitos, Peru — on the left, 84 km away8,590 km · ≈ 10 h 05 min into the flight
  23. Below: Cordillera Oriental9,010 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
  24. Below: Andes9,200 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  25. Landing at Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport9,390 km · ≈ 11 h 05 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

Take-offLanding

Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Flight time and distance

About 11 h 20 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.

5,830 miles (9,390 km, 5,070 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+2Madrid
313 kmUTC+1Lisbon
344 kmUTC+2Madrid
376 kmUTC+1Lisbon
6,600 kmUTC−4Caracas
7,640 kmUTC−5Bogota
7,790 kmUTC−4Manaus
7,920 kmUTC−5Bogota
7,980 kmUTC−4Manaus
8,040 kmUTC−5Bogota

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
  • Madrid
  • Lisboa
  • Santa Maria
  • New York
  • Piarco Oceanic
  • Piarco
  • Maiquetia
  • Bogota
  • Amazonico
  • Bogota
  • Amazonico
  • Bogota
  • Lima

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Madrid to Trujillo?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Madrid to Trujillo covers 5,830 miles (9,390 km) — about 11 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Venezuela and Peru. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean and Boca Grande: 66% 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 Trujillo?

It passes over or close to Spain, Portugal, Venezuela and Peru, and crosses the Atlantic Ocean and Boca Grande. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Madrid to Trujillo?

About 11 h 20 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 Trujillo by plane?

5,830 miles (9,390 km, 5,070 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?

66% of the route, about 6,170 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,170 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.

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