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FRA to MAD: distance & flight time
Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Airport) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
884 mi
1,422 km · 768 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
884 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m 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
- FRA — Frankfurt am Main Airport · Frankfurt, Germany
- 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 FRA
- QEF · Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport6 mi away
- WIE · Wiesbaden Army Airfield11 mi away
- ZNF · Hanau Army Air Field20 mi away
- MHG · Mannheim-City Airport39 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 FRA from MAD?
The flight distance from Frankfurt (FRA) to Madrid (MAD) is 884 miles (1,422 km, 768 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRA to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 FRA to MAD?
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