Madrid (MAD) – Santiago de Compostela (SCQ)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
483 km
300 mi · 261 nm
Flight time
1 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
111 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (65 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
455,847
2024 · +1.1%
Flights / week
65
Both directions, average
Seats filled
83%
548,357 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 SCQMADSCQ
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from MAD
305°
Heading from SCQ
122°
Halfway point
41.72, -5.95
Great-circle km
483 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 75,547 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMay75.5KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202430,767
Feb 202431,948
Mar 202436,506
Apr 202436,152
May 202475,547
Jun 202437,410
Jul 202439,395
Aug 202437,069
Sep 202436,754
Oct 202430,024
Nov 202434,040
Dec 202430,235
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 545 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMay545JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024235
Feb 2024240
Mar 2024256
Apr 2024278
May 2024545
Jun 2024271
Jul 2024283
Aug 2024277
Sep 2024262
Oct 2024230
Nov 2024245
Dec 2024236

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 483 km.

MAD Madrid → SCQ Santiago de Compostela

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

SCQ Santiago de Compostela → MAD Madrid

EU261€250 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.

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 SCQ

Route Distance Passengers / year
SCQ → BCN885 km 444,926
SCQ → SVQ645 km 283,893
SCQ → PMI1,005 km 247,668
SCQ → ALC839 km 233,612
SCQ → AGP767 km 233,576
SCQ → LPA1,775 km 183,520
SCQ → VLC765 km 165,057
SCQ → TFS1,804 km 155,000
SCQ → TFN1,751 km 123,838
SCQ → STN1,192 km 113,251

Questions

Madrid (MAD) and Santiago de Compostela (SCQ) are 483 km (300 miles, 261 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.