# Distance from Cuenca (CUE) to Madrid (MAD)

> 8,993 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,993 km / 5,588 mi / 4,856 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 00:37 in Cuenca, it's 07:37 in Madrid)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,305 ft (MAD is lower than CUE)

## Airports

### [Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cue-cuenca-mariscal-lamar-airport/1ef266df-a4e3-6b38-946b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cuenca, Ecuador
- ICAO: SECU
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -2.890000, -78.980000
- Elevation: 8,306 ft

### [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Madrid, Spain
- ICAO: LEMD
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 40.490000, -3.570000
- Elevation: 2,001 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:37 in Cuenca, it's 07:37 in Madrid.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cue-cuenca-mariscal-lamar-airport/1ef266df-a4e3-6b38-946b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)