# Distance from Glens Falls (GFL) to Madrid (MAD)

> 5,629 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,629 km / 3,498 mi / 3,039 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 22:49 in Glens Falls, it's 04:49 in Madrid)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,673 ft (MAD is higher than GFL)

## Airports

### [Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfl-glens-falls-floyd-bennett-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1e1b-6a74-810e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glens Falls, United States
- ICAO: KGFL
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 43.340000, -73.610000
- Elevation: 328 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 22:49 in Glens Falls, it's 04:49 in Madrid.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (GFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfl-glens-falls-floyd-bennett-memorial-airport/1ef266df-1e1b-6a74-810e-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)