# Distance from Lamu (LAU) to Madrid (MAD)

> 6,548 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,548 km / 4,069 mi / 3,536 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:56 in Lamu, it's 23:56 in Madrid)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,981 ft (MAD is higher than LAU)

## Airports

### [Manda Airstrip (LAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lau-lamu-manda-airstrip/1ef266de-ec5c-6ca4-8294-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lamu, Kenya
- ICAO: HKLU
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -2.250000, 40.910000
- 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 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 00:56 in Lamu, it's 23:56 in Madrid.

## Related

- [Manda Airstrip (LAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lau-lamu-manda-airstrip/1ef266de-ec5c-6ca4-8294-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)