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ECV to BWU: distance & flight time
Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport)
10,984 mi
17,677 km · 9,545 nm
22h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,984 miles nonstop takes roughly 22h gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 mi away
Near BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ECV from BWU?
The flight distance from Madrid (ECV) to Sydney (BWU) is 10,984 miles (17,677 km, 9,545 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECV to BWU?
A nonstop flight takes about 22h 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 ECV to BWU?
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