New York (JFK) – Madrid (MAD)
- Distance
- 5,775 km
- 3,588 mi · 3,118 nm
- Flight time
- 7 h 8 min / 8 h 10 min
- Average gate to gate: JFK → MAD / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 674 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (399 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 789,701
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −1.4%
- Flights / week
- 62
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 89%
- 885,639 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- IB, AA, DL
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 JFK
- 66°
- Heading from MAD
- 295°
- Halfway point
- 46.32, -38.63
- Great-circle km
- 5,760 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air JFK → MAD
- 6 h 22 min
- In the air MAD → JFK
- 7 h 35 min
- Clocks
- Madrid is 6 h ahead of New York
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 82,899 |
| Sep 2025 | 79,225 |
| Oct 2025 | 76,181 |
| Nov 2025 | 65,073 |
| Dec 2025 | 51,742 |
| Jan 2026 | 50,814 |
| Feb 2026 | 36,907 |
| Mar 2026 | 59,378 |
| Apr 2026 | 65,962 |
| May 2026 | 71,404 |
| Jun 2026 | 72,126 |
| Jul 2026 | 77,990 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 293 |
| Sep 2025 | 297 |
| Oct 2025 | 287 |
| Nov 2025 | 277 |
| Dec 2025 | 244 |
| Jan 2026 | 235 |
| Feb 2026 | 169 |
| Mar 2026 | 259 |
| Apr 2026 | 274 |
| May 2026 | 283 |
| Jun 2026 | 282 |
| Jul 2026 | 308 |
Airlines flying JFK–MAD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| IBIberia Air Lines Of Spain | 27 | 42% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 13 | 21% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 14 | 21% |
| UXAir Europa | 8.0 | 15% |
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
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 730 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 620 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 398 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 382 flights
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 334 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 322 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 258 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 80 flights
Also carried: 14,407 tonnes of freight and 525 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,760 km.
JFK New York → 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 → JFK New York
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 New York and Madrid
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More routes from JFK
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → LHR | 5,555 km | 2,984,474 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |