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SCQ to MAD: distance & flight time
Santiago (Santiago de Compostela Airport) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
301 mi
485 km · 262 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
301 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SCQ — Santiago de Compostela Airport · Santiago, 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 SCQ
- LCG · A Coruña Airport28 mi away
- VGO · Vigo Airport47 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome90 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport113 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 SCQ from MAD?
The flight distance from Santiago (SCQ) to Madrid (MAD) is 301 miles (485 km, 262 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCQ to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 SCQ to MAD?
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