- Great circle
- 1,244 km
- 773 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 2h 03m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 51.5°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 3.1%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 237th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From London the path crosses United Kingdom, then 152 km of open water, then France, then 376 km of open water, then Spain.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 51.5°N, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: south out of London, south into Madrid. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
MAD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas
Madrid, Spain · Europe
40.5°N, 3.6°W
London to Madrid, asked and answered
- How far is London to Madrid?
- London to Madrid (LHR to MAD) is 1,244 km, or 773 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from London to Madrid?
- About 2h 03m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a London to Madrid flight take?
- The great circle passes over United Kingdom, then 152 km of open water, then France, then 376 km of open water, then Spain. It reaches 51.5°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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