Medellín to Madrid flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Medellín to Madrid covers 5,000 miles (8,040 km) — about 9 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Curaçao, Caribbean Netherlands, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Portugal and Spain. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 84% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC+2.
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From Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) · EOH · MAD
- Great-circle distance
- 8,040 km
- Duration, no wind
- 9 h 45 min
- Over water
- 84 %
- 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 Medellín to Madrid?
- Colombia
- Venezuela
- Curaçao
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Montserrat
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Portugal
- Spain
- Caribbean Sea
- Atlantic Ocean
- Sargasso Sea
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Pico Almanzor
To see Pico Almanzor (2,592 m), sit on the right: it lies about 6 km from the route, ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight.
- Cabimas ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Maracaibo ≈ 1 h 00 min
- Floridablanca ≈ 35 min
- Bucaramanga ≈ 35 min
- Cúcuta ≈ 40 min
- San Cristóbal ≈ 40 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
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See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport
- Below: Andes0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Floridablanca, Colombia — on the right, 108 km away271 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Bucaramanga, Colombia — on the right, 101 km away273 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Below: Cordillera Oriental348 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Cúcuta, Colombia — on the right, 78 km away381 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- San Cristóbal, Venezuela — on the right, 109 km away393 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−4429 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Cabimas, Venezuela — on the left, 60 km away648 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Maracaibo, Venezuela — on the left, 91 km away652 km · ≈ 1 h 00 min into the flight
- Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean — 6,650 km without land938 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Lesser Antilles938 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: West Indies1,130 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC+17,530 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula7,590 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Land again7,590 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+27,770 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 6 km away7,890 km · ≈ 9 h 20 min into the flight
- Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport8,040 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.
5,000 miles (8,040 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 |
| 429 km | UTC−4 | Caracas |
| 7,530 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 7,770 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
- Curaçao
- Maiquetia
- San Juan
- Piarco
- New York
- Santa Maria
- Lisboa
- Madrid
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Medellín to Madrid?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Medellín to Madrid covers 5,000 miles (8,040 km) — about 9 h 45 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Curaçao, Caribbean Netherlands, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Portugal and Spain. It crosses the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea: 84% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−5 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from Medellín to Madrid?
It passes over or close to Colombia, Venezuela, Curaçao, Caribbean Netherlands, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, 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 Medellín 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 Medellín from Madrid by plane?
5,000 miles (8,040 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?
84% of the route, about 6,730 km. The longest stretch without land is 6,650 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.