✈ MAD → JFK
7H 36M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Madrid to New York
From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Madrid to New York?
A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to New York (JFK) takes about 7 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,579 miles (5,760 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
7h 36m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,579 mi
5,760 km · great-circle
Avg speed
757 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.