# Distance from Kaikoura Airport (KBZ) to Madrid (MAD)

> 19,696 km · estimated flight time 24h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,696 km / 12,239 mi / 10,635 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 24h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 10:24 in Kaikoura Airport, it's 00:24 in Madrid)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,981 ft (MAD is higher than KBZ)

## Airports

### [Kaikoura Airport (KBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbz-kaikoura-airport/1ef266df-76e9-68b8-a592-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaikoura Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZKI
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -42.420000, 173.600000
- Elevation: 20 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:24 in Kaikoura Airport, it's 00:24 in Madrid.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaikoura Airport (KBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbz-kaikoura-airport/1ef266df-76e9-68b8-a592-06bb2780ed98)
- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
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