# Distance from Kuwait City (KWI) to Madrid (MAD)

> 4,796 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,796 km / 2,980 mi / 2,590 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kuwait) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 01:23 in Kuwait City, it's 00:23 in Madrid)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,795 ft (MAD is higher than KWI)

## Airports

### [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuwait City, Kuwait
- ICAO: OKKK
- Timezone: Asia/Kuwait
- Coordinates: 29.230000, 47.980000
- Elevation: 206 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 01:23 in Kuwait City, it's 00:23 in Madrid.

## Related

- [Kuwait International Airport (KWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwi-kuwait-city-kuwait-international-airport/1ef266df-7ff1-6ffa-90e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)