Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – Madrid (MAD)
- Distance
- 7,990 km
- 4,965 mi · 4,314 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 9 min / 10 h 42 min
- Average gate to gate: DFW → MAD / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 933 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (552 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 317,326
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +2.7%
- Flights / week
- 25
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 88%
- 359,404 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- AA, IB
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from DFW
- 53°
- Heading from MAD
- 298°
- Halfway point
- 47.40, -53.30
- Great-circle km
- 7,972 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air DFW → MAD
- 8 h 40 min
- In the air MAD → DFW
- 10 h 4 min
- Clocks
- Madrid is 7 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth
The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 27,797 |
| Sep 2025 | 27,896 |
| Oct 2025 | 28,531 |
| Nov 2025 | 24,185 |
| Dec 2025 | 25,058 |
| Jan 2026 | 22,793 |
| Feb 2026 | 20,264 |
| Mar 2026 | 24,770 |
| Apr 2026 | 27,348 |
| May 2026 | 30,070 |
| Jun 2026 | 29,609 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,005 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 122 |
| Sep 2025 | 118 |
| Oct 2025 | 111 |
| Nov 2025 | 94 |
| Dec 2025 | 93 |
| Jan 2026 | 90 |
| Feb 2026 | 87 |
| Mar 2026 | 98 |
| Apr 2026 | 113 |
| May 2026 | 121 |
| Jun 2026 | 113 |
| Jul 2026 | 118 |
Airlines flying DFW–MAD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AAAmerican Airlines | 14 | 58% |
| IBIberia Air Lines Of Spain | 11 | 42% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 511 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 481 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 124 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 78 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 71 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 13 flights
Also carried: 7,591 tonnes of freight and 22 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,972 km.
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth → MAD Madrid
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
MAD Madrid → DFW Dallas-Fort Worth
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
More routes from DFW
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| DFW → ATL | 1,177 km | 1,929,257 |
| DFW → ORD | 1,290 km | 1,916,312 |
| DFW → LAX | 1,987 km | 1,914,491 |
| DFW → DEN | 1,032 km | 1,745,260 |
| DFW → LGA | 2,235 km | 1,726,005 |
| DFW → PHX | 1,396 km | 1,648,391 |
| DFW → LAS | 1,698 km | 1,630,211 |
| DFW → MCO | 1,585 km | 1,605,592 |
| DFW → SEA | 2,671 km | 1,577,921 |
| DFW → MIA | 1,804 km | 1,512,657 |