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SEA to ECV: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport)
5,295 mi
8,522 km · 4,601 nm
10h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,295 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 51m 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos 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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from ECV?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Madrid (ECV) is 5,295 miles (8,522 km, 4,601 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to ECV?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 51m 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 SEA to ECV?
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