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Madrid (MAD) – Bucharest (OTP)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,466 km
1,532 mi · 1,331 nm
Flight time
3 h 40 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
309 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (183 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
368,507
2024 · −1.9%
Flights / week
39
Both directions, average
Seats filled
91%
406,420 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
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 MAD to OTPMADOTP
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from MAD
70°
Heading from OTP
270°
Halfway point
43.50, 10.77
Great-circle km
2,459 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Bucharest is 1 h ahead of Madrid

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 38,048 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct38KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202428,673
Feb 202427,167
Mar 202429,706
Apr 202429,811
May 202432,440
Jun 202433,630
Jul 202426,733
Aug 202427,040
Sep 202427,527
Oct 202438,048
Nov 202432,899
Dec 202434,833
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 203 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024172
Feb 2024151
Mar 2024166
Apr 2024162
May 2024174
Jun 2024184
Jul 2024148
Aug 2024149
Sep 2024156
Oct 2024203
Nov 2024182
Dec 2024202

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,459 km.

MAD Madrid → OTP Bucharest

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

OTP Bucharest → MAD Madrid

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

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 Madrid and Bucharest

OTPBBU
MAD2,4662,466

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

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

More routes from OTP

Route Distance Passengers / year
OTP → IST424 km 561,045
OTP → BGY1,293 km 552,346
OTP → LTN2,113 km 520,286
OTP → VIE832 km 515,181
OTP → AMS1,788 km 470,960
OTP → STN2,073 km 443,896
OTP → TLV1,590 km 402,763
OTP → FRA1,454 km 391,436
OTP → CDG1,856 km 378,447
OTP → ATH759 km 346,535

Questions

Madrid (MAD) and Bucharest (OTP) are 2,466 km (1,532 miles, 1,331 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.