✈ MAD → JFK
MADRID → NEW YORK: 7H 36M, 3,579 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Madrid to New York
From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? New York → Madrid
How long is the flight from Madrid to New York?
A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to New York (JFK) takes about 7 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,579 miles (5,760 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
7h 36m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,579 mi
5,760 km · great-circle
Avg speed
757 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
Flights from Madrid
Nearest destinations
- Madrid → Barcelona
- Madrid → Lisbon
- Madrid → Casablanca
- Madrid → Paris
- Madrid → Milan
- Madrid → Zurich
- Madrid → London
- Madrid → Brussels
- Madrid → Rome
- Madrid → Frankfurt
Long-haul from Madrid
- Madrid → Auckland
- Madrid → Sydney
- Madrid → Melbourne
- Madrid → Bali (Denpasar)
- Madrid → Manila
- Madrid → Singapore
- Madrid → Kuala Lumpur
- Madrid → Tokyo
- Madrid → Taipei
- Madrid → Santiago
More flights to North America
Flights to New York
Nearest origins
- Boston → New York
- Toronto → New York
- Chicago → New York
- Atlanta → New York
- Miami → New York
- Dallas → New York
- Cancun → New York
- Mexico City → New York
- Las Vegas → New York
- Seattle → New York
Long-haul to New York
- Melbourne → New York
- Bali (Denpasar) → New York
- Sydney → New York
- Singapore → New York
- Kuala Lumpur → New York
- Auckland → New York
- Bangkok → New York
- Manila → New York
- Hong Kong → New York
- Johannesburg → New York