- Great circle
- 9,065 km
- 5,633 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 11h 46m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 43.8°N
- at 25% along
- One lap of Earth
- 22.6%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 62nd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Madrid the path crosses Spain, then Portugal, then 6,391 km of open water, then the United States, then 1,700 km of open water, then Mexico.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 43.8°N, 25% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 9,409 km. That is 343 km further, about 4% more, and roughly 26m of extra flying.
Leaving Madrid the aircraft points west (288°); it arrives into Mexico City heading south-west (230°). That is 58° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
MAD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas
Madrid, Spain · Europe
40.5°N, 3.6°W
MEX
Mexico City Benito Juárez
Mexico City, Mexico · North America
19.4°N, 99.1°W
Madrid to Mexico City, asked and answered
- How far is Madrid to Mexico City?
- Madrid to Mexico City (MAD to MEX) is 9,065 km, or 5,633 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Madrid to Mexico City?
- About 11h 46m 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 Mexico City flight take?
- The great circle passes over Spain, then Portugal, then 6,391 km of open water, then the United States, then 1,700 km of open water, then Mexico. It reaches 43.8°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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