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Madrid (MAD) – London (STN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,299 km
807 mi · 702 nm
Flight time
2 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
163 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (97 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
448,342
2024 · +4.2%
Flights / week
49
Both directions, average
Seats filled
93%
484,523 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 MAD to STNMADSTN
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from MAD
12°
Heading from STN
194°
Halfway point
46.21, -1.87
Great-circle km
1,300 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Madrid

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: November 2024: 48,680 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov48.7KDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202442,145
Feb 202439,311
Mar 202443,715
Apr 202431,259
May 202434,336
Jun 202438,522
Jul 202432,212
Aug 202432,293
Sep 202430,879
Oct 202427,627
Nov 202448,680
Dec 202447,363
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 279 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec279
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Month Flights
Jan 2024254
Feb 2024235
Mar 2024251
Apr 2024173
May 2024198
Jun 2024217
Jul 2024177
Aug 2024178
Sep 2024178
Oct 2024156
Nov 2024276
Dec 2024279

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,300 km.

MAD Madrid → STN 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.

STN 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.

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 London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
MAD1,2431,2131,2991,2891,2551,274

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

Route Distance Passengers / year
STN → DUB472 km 956,463
STN → SAW2,524 km 877,269
STN → CIA1,461 km 559,091
STN → TFS2,995 km 521,242
STN → BCN1,185 km 509,761
STN → BGY980 km 501,414
STN → BUD1,455 km 498,175
STN → ALC1,513 km 486,348
STN → PMI1,384 km 474,635
STN → OTP2,073 km 443,896

Questions

Madrid (MAD) and London (STN) are 1,299 km (807 miles, 702 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.