Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YAL to MAD: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
5,276 mi
8,491 km · 4,585 nm
10h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live YAL→MAD fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,276 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 49m 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 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 YAL from MAD?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Madrid (MAD) is 5,276 miles (8,491 km, 4,585 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 49m 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 YAL to MAD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAL–MAD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.