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MAD to BWE: distance & flight time
Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport) → Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport)
1,056 mi
1,699 km · 917 nm
2h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,056 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 46m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 mi away
Near BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAD from BWE?
The flight distance from Madrid (MAD) to Braunschweig (BWE) is 1,056 miles (1,699 km, 917 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAD to BWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 46m 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 MAD to BWE?
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