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AMS to MAD: distance & flight time
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
908 mi
1,461 km · 789 nm
2h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
908 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 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 AMS
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base18 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport34 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 AMS from MAD?
The flight distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Madrid (MAD) is 908 miles (1,461 km, 789 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AMS to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 26m 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 AMS to MAD?
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