# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Rockdale (RCK)

> 8,121 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,121 km / 5,046 mi / 4,385 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:29 in Madrid, it's 17:29 in Rockdale)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,527 ft (RCK 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

### [H H Coffield Regional Airport (RCK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rck-rockdale-h-h-coffield-regional-airport/1ef266df-34ab-64ba-a3c4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rockdale, United States
- ICAO: KRCK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.630000, -96.990000
- Elevation: 474 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 00:29 in Madrid, it's 17:29 in Rockdale.
With a 7-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)
- [H H Coffield Regional Airport (RCK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rck-rockdale-h-h-coffield-regional-airport/1ef266df-34ab-64ba-a3c4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)