# Distance from Lereh-Papua Island (LHI) to Madrid (MAD)

> 14,482 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,482 km / 8,999 mi / 7,820 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 15:01 in Lereh-Papua Island, it's 08:01 in Madrid)
- **Elevation difference**: 684 ft (MAD is higher than LHI)

## Airports

### [Lereh Airport (LHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhi-lereh-papua-island-lereh-airport/1ef266df-f94e-6718-88b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lereh-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJL
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.130000, 139.940000
- Elevation: 1,317 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 15:01 in Lereh-Papua Island, it's 08:01 in Madrid.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lereh Airport (LHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhi-lereh-papua-island-lereh-airport/1ef266df-f94e-6718-88b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)