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Dubai (DXB) – Madrid (MAD)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
5,660 km
3,517 mi · 3,056 nm
Flight time
7 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
661 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (391 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
478,824
2024 · +42.1%
Flights / week
25
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
568,136 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_es), reported by the airport in Spain, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from DXB to MADDXBMAD
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from DXB
303°
Heading from MAD
88°
Halfway point
36.58, 28.69
Great-circle km
5,650 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 49,412 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug49.4KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202426,391
Feb 202425,363
Mar 202427,733
Apr 202439,078
May 202439,591
Jun 202442,757
Jul 202446,885
Aug 202449,412
Sep 202446,951
Oct 202449,373
Nov 202444,546
Dec 202440,744
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 126 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct126NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202465
Feb 202459
Mar 202465
Apr 2024115
May 2024118
Jun 2024120
Jul 2024124
Aug 2024124
Sep 2024120
Oct 2024126
Nov 2024120
Dec 2024124

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 5,650 km.

DXB Dubai → 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 → DXB Dubai

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.

Every airport pair between Dubai and Madrid

MAD
DXB5,660
DWC5,663

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports

More routes from DXB

Route Distance Passengers / year
DXB → BOM1,927 km 2,390,373
DXB → DEL2,186 km 2,174,793
DXB → IST3,032 km 1,429,665
DXB → CDG5,245 km 1,268,474
DXB → HYD2,548 km 1,032,477
DXB → AMS5,175 km 991,087
DXB → COK2,780 km 987,678
DXB → MAA2,933 km 943,633
DXB → FRA4,849 km 940,081
DXB → BLR2,694 km 890,558

More routes from MAD

Route Distance Passengers / year
MAD → PMI549 km 2,206,891
MAD → BCN484 km 2,036,488
MAD → FCO1,334 km 1,977,438
MAD → LPA1,765 km 1,970,045
MAD → LIS514 km 1,906,228
MAD → TFN1,771 km 1,785,863
MAD → ORY1,028 km 1,585,160
MAD → LHR1,243 km 1,550,044
MAD → BOG8,033 km 1,546,093
MAD → AMS1,459 km 1,228,527

Questions

Dubai (DXB) and Madrid (MAD) are 5,660 km (3,517 miles, 3,056 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.