# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Refugio (RFG)

> 8,304 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,304 km / 5,160 mi / 4,484 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 23:40 in Madrid, it's 16:40 in Refugio)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,947 ft (RFG 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

### [Rooke Field (RFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rfg-refugio-rooke-field/1ef266df-34fe-6714-874a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Refugio, United States
- ICAO: KRFG
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 28.300000, -97.300000
- Elevation: 54 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 23:40 in Madrid, it's 16:40 in Refugio.
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)
- [Rooke Field (RFG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rfg-refugio-rooke-field/1ef266df-34fe-6714-874a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)