# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Fairbanks (MTX)

> 7,898 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,898 km / 4,908 mi / 4,265 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 17:59 in Madrid, it's 07:59 in Fairbanks)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,569 ft (MTX is lower than MAD)

## Airports

### [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

### [Metro Field (MTX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtx-fairbanks-metro-field/1ef266df-2c6a-6df0-9cea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fairbanks, United States
- ICAO: KMTF
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.810000, -147.760000
- Elevation: 432 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 17:59 in Madrid, it's 07:59 in Fairbanks.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Metro Field (MTX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtx-fairbanks-metro-field/1ef266df-2c6a-6df0-9cea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)