# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Maafaru (NMF)

> 8,493 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,493 km / 5,277 mi / 4,586 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 00:31 in Madrid, it's 03:31 in Maafaru)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,996 ft (NMF 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

### [Maafaru International Airport (NMF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nmf-maafaru-maafaru-international-airport/1ef266df-f438-609e-aa2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maafaru, Maldives
- ICAO: VRDA
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 5.820000, 73.470000
- Elevation: 6 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 00:31 in Madrid, it's 03:31 in Maafaru.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maafaru International Airport (NMF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nmf-maafaru-maafaru-international-airport/1ef266df-f438-609e-aa2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)