Madrid (MAD) – Santiago (SCL)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
10,699 km
6,648 mi · 5,777 nm
Flight time
13 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
4 h / 6 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,255 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (742 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
777,760
2024 · +48.7%
Flights / week
52
Both directions, average
Seats filled
92%
842,164 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 SCLMADSCL
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from MAD
231°
Heading from SCL
45°
Halfway point
4.28, -38.95
Great-circle km
10,719 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
4 h in January, 6 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 13 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: September 2024: 73,674 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep73.7KOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202468,177
Feb 202466,699
Mar 202472,171
Apr 202443,965
May 202454,976
Jun 202458,061
Jul 202471,865
Aug 202472,885
Sep 202473,674
Oct 202468,613
Nov 202468,892
Dec 202457,782
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 264 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug264SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024236
Feb 2024223
Mar 2024251
Apr 2024148
May 2024194
Jun 2024199
Jul 2024259
Aug 2024264
Sep 2024258
Oct 2024235
Nov 2024245
Dec 2024192

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 10,719 km.

MAD Madrid → SCL Santiago

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

SCL Santiago → MAD Madrid

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss 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.

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 SCL

Route Distance Passengers / year
SCL → CJC1,221 km 2,271,263
SCL → ANF1,103 km 2,059,057
SCL → LIM2,453 km 1,573,408
SCL → GRU2,617 km 1,380,638
SCL → CCP429 km 1,374,196
SCL → IQQ1,426 km 1,361,649
SCL → PMC916 km 1,334,588
SCL → AEP1,150 km 1,107,870
SCL → GIG2,937 km 1,031,084
SCL → ZCO636 km 961,482

Questions

Madrid (MAD) and Santiago (SCL) are 10,699 km (6,648 miles, 5,777 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.