- Great circle
- 483 km
- 300 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 1h 06m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 41.3°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 1.2%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 283rd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Madrid the path crosses Spain.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 41.3°N, 100% 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: east out of Madrid, east into Barcelona. 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
BCN
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat
Barcelona, Spain · Europe
41.3°N, 2.1°E
Madrid to Barcelona, asked and answered
- How far is Madrid to Barcelona?
- Madrid to Barcelona (MAD to BCN) is 483 km, or 300 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Madrid to Barcelona?
- About 1h 06m 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 Madrid to Barcelona flight take?
- The great circle passes over Spain. It reaches 41.3°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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