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SYD to ECV: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport) → Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport)
10,994 mi
17,693 km · 9,554 nm
22h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
10,994 miles nonstop takes roughly 22h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SYD — Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney, Australia
- 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 SYD
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport29 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond33 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport48 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 SYD from ECV?
The flight distance from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (ECV) is 10,994 miles (17,693 km, 9,554 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SYD to ECV?
A nonstop flight takes about 22h 1m 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 SYD to ECV?
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