Tijuana to Madrid flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Tijuana to Madrid covers 5,840 miles (9,400 km) — about 11 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United States, Mexico, Canada and Spain. It crosses the Labrador Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 40% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−7 and land on UTC+2.
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From General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport (TIJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) · TIJ · MAD
- Great-circle distance
- 9,400 km
- Duration, no wind
- 11 h 20 min
- Over water
- 40 %
- Time difference today
- +9 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 Tijuana to Madrid?
- United States
- Mexico
- Canada
- Spain
- Labrador Sea
- Atlantic Ocean
Which side of the plane to sit on to see Mount Elbert
To see Mount Elbert (4,402 m), sit on the right: it lies about 100 km from the route, ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight.
- San Gorgonio Mountain (3,505 m) ≈ 25 min
- A Coruña ≈ 10 h 30 min
- Valladolid ≈ 10 h 55 min
- Mexicali ≈ 20 min
- Humphreys Peak (3,851 m) ≈ 55 min
- Mount Peale (3,877 m) ≈ 1 h 20 min
- Mount Elbert (4,402 m) ≈ 1 h 35 min
- Longs Peak (4,346 m) ≈ 1 h 45 min
- Vigo ≈ 10 h 30 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 General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport
- Below: Sonoran Desert94 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- Mexicali, Mexico — on the right, 94 km away107 km · ≈ 20 min into the flight
- San Gorgonio Mountain, 3,505 m — on the left, 113 km away134 km · ≈ 25 min into the flight
- Below: Grand Canyon439 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
- Humphreys Peak, 3,851 m — on the right, 115 km away568 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−7 to UTC−6690 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Colorado Plateau721 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
- Mount Peale, 3,877 m — on the right, 3 km away959 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
- Below: Rocky Mountains1,160 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Mount Elbert, 4,402 m — on the right, 100 km away1,190 km · ≈ 1 h 35 min into the flight
- Below: Front Range1,290 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Longs Peak, 4,346 m — on the right, 47 km away1,330 km · ≈ 1 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Great Plains1,470 km · ≈ 1 h 55 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−6 to UTC−51,850 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
- Below: Central Lowlands2,190 km · ≈ 2 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Laurentian Upland2,480 km · ≈ 3 h 05 min into the flight
- Below: Canadian Shield2,850 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−42,850 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Great Lakes2,920 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−34,580 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Labrador4,980 km · ≈ 6 h 00 min into the flight
- Labrador Sea and Atlantic Ocean — 3,670 km without land5,230 km · ≈ 6 h 15 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+28,870 km · ≈ 10 h 25 min into the flight
- A Coruña, Spain — on the left, 12 km away8,890 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
- Below: Iberian Peninsula8,900 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
- Land again8,900 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
- Vigo, Spain — on the right, 107 km away8,940 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
- Valladolid, Spain — on the left, 41 km away9,250 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
- Landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport9,400 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.
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Arriving in Madrid
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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.
5,840 miles (9,400 km, 5,080 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−7 | Tijuana |
| 690 km | UTC−6 | Denver |
| 1,850 km | UTC−5 | Chicago |
| 2,850 km | UTC−4 | Toronto |
| 4,580 km | UTC−3 | Goose Bay |
| 8,870 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.
- Mexico
- Los Angeles
- Denver
- Minneapolis
- Winnipeg
- Montreal
- Moncton
- Gander Oceanic
- Shanwick Oceanic
- Madrid
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Tijuana to Madrid?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Tijuana to Madrid covers 5,840 miles (9,400 km) — about 11 h 20 min with no wind. It passes over or close to the United States, Mexico, Canada and Spain. It crosses the Labrador Sea and the Atlantic Ocean: 40% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−7 and land on UTC+2.
What countries do you fly over from Tijuana to Madrid?
It passes over or close to the United States, Mexico, Canada and Spain, and crosses the Labrador Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Tijuana to Madrid?
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 Tijuana from Madrid by plane?
5,840 miles (9,400 km, 5,080 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?
40% of the route, about 3,730 km. The longest stretch without land is 3,670 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.