# Distance from Puerto Leguizamo (LQM) to Madrid (MAD)

> 8,443 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,443 km / 5,246 mi / 4,559 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 19:42 in Puerto Leguizamo, it's 02:42 in Madrid)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,428 ft (MAD is higher than LQM)

## Airports

### [Caucaya Airport (LQM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lqm-puerto-leguizamo-caucaya-airport/1ef266df-b52a-696a-a205-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia
- ICAO: SKLG
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: -0.180000, -74.770000
- Elevation: 573 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 19:42 in Puerto Leguizamo, it's 02:42 in Madrid.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Caucaya Airport (LQM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lqm-puerto-leguizamo-caucaya-airport/1ef266df-b52a-696a-a205-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)