New York to Madrid flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from New York to Madrid covers 3,580 miles (5,760 km) — about 7 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United States, Spain and Portugal. It crosses the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean: 89% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−4 and land on UTC+2.
Get Modo Avión for Android Share this route
From John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) · JFK · MAD
- Great-circle distance
- 5,760 km
- Duration, no wind
- 7 h 05 min
- Over water
- 89 %
- Time difference today
- +6 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 New York to Madrid?
- United States
- Spain
- Portugal
- Gulf of Maine
- Atlantic Ocean
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 84 km from the route, ≈ 6 h 45 min into the flight.
- Boston ≈ 35 min
- Vigo ≈ 6 h 20 min
- El Teleno (2,183 m) ≈ 6 h 30 min
- Valladolid ≈ 6 h 45 min
- Porto ≈ 6 h 25 min
- Pico Almanzor (2,592 m) ≈ 6 h 45 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Below: Long Island0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Boston, United States — on the left, 85 km away284 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
- Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean — 4,930 km without land365 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC+25,260 km · ≈ 6 h 20 min into the flight
- Vigo, Spain — on the left, 10 km away5,290 km · ≈ 6 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula5,300 km · ≈ 6 h 20 min into the flight
- Land again5,300 km · ≈ 6 h 20 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+15,320 km · ≈ 6 h 20 min into the flight
- Porto, Portugal — on the right, 99 km away5,340 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+25,360 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+15,380 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
- El Teleno, 2,183 m — on the left, 94 km away5,460 km · ≈ 6 h 30 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC+25,510 km · ≈ 6 h 35 min into the flight
- Valladolid, Spain — on the left, 78 km away5,620 km · ≈ 6 h 45 min into the flight
- Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m — on the right, 84 km away5,640 km · ≈ 6 h 45 min into the flight
- Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport5,760 km · ≈ 6 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.
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.
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.
Follow the route offline in airplane mode
All of this on board and with no signal: with your phone in airplane mode, Modo Avión shows where you are, what's below and how long is left. GPS still works, because it only listens to satellites.
Free · no account · no ads · 28.4 MB · Android 8 or newer
Arriving in Madrid
.jpg){kind=link}
Flight time and distance
About 7 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.
3,580 miles (5,760 km, 3,110 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−4 | New York |
| 5,260 km | UTC+2 | Madrid |
| 5,320 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 5,360 km | UTC+2 | Madrid |
| 5,380 km | UTC+1 | Lisbon |
| 5,510 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.
- New York
- Boston
- Moncton
- Gander Oceanic
- Shanwick Oceanic
- Santa Maria
- Madrid
- Lisboa
- Madrid
- Lisboa
- Madrid
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from New York to Madrid?
Along the shortest route, the flight from New York to Madrid covers 3,580 miles (5,760 km) — about 7 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United States, Spain and Portugal. It crosses the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean: 89% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−4 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from New York to Madrid?
It passes over or close to the United States, Spain and Portugal, and crosses the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from New York to Madrid?
About 7 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 New York from Madrid by plane?
3,580 miles (5,760 km, 3,110 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?
89% of the route, about 5,130 km. The longest stretch without land is 4,930 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.
More routes
The way back: Madrid → New York
- Buenos Aires → Madrid
- Buenos Aires → New York
- Madrid → Buenos Aires
- New York → Buenos Aires
- Santiago → Madrid
- Mexico City → Madrid
- Bogota → Madrid
- Lima → Madrid
- Madrid → Tokyo
- Montevideo → Madrid
Look up another route
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.