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London (LGW) – Madrid (MAD)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,213 km
754 mi · 655 nm
Flight time
2 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
153 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (90 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
637,629
2024 · −5.2%
Flights / week
75
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
715,016 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 LGW to MADLGWMAD
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LGW
194°
Heading from MAD
11°
Halfway point
45.84, -2.04
Great-circle km
1,213 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Madrid is 1 h ahead of London

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: June 2024: 56,909 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJun56.9KJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202446,293
Feb 202448,236
Mar 202456,406
Apr 202454,415
May 202455,841
Jun 202456,909
Jul 202453,549
Aug 202453,631
Sep 202454,606
Oct 202451,281
Nov 202452,250
Dec 202454,212
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 353 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec353
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Month Flights
Jan 2024292
Feb 2024302
Mar 2024347
Apr 2024335
May 2024339
Jun 2024331
Jul 2024324
Aug 2024320
Sep 2024332
Oct 2024315
Nov 2024331
Dec 2024353

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,213 km.

LGW London → MAD Madrid

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

MAD Madrid → LGW London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

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 London and Madrid

MAD
LHR1,243
LGW1,213
STN1,299
LTN1,289
LCY1,255
SEN1,274

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

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FCO1,407 km 923,766
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806

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

London (LGW) and Madrid (MAD) are 1,213 km (754 miles, 655 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.