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ALC to MAD: distance & flight time
Alicante (Alicante International Airport) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
221 mi
355 km · 192 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
221 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALC — Alicante International Airport · Alicante, Spain
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALC
- MJV · San Javier Airport38 mi away
- RMU · Región de Murcia International Airport45 mi away
- ABC · Albacete-Los Llanos Airport84 mi away
- VLC · Valencia Airport84 mi away
Near MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALC from MAD?
The flight distance from Alicante (ALC) to Madrid (MAD) is 221 miles (355 km, 192 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALC to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALC to MAD?
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