# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Sacramento (SAC)

> 9,206 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,206 km / 5,721 mi / 4,971 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 19:23 in Madrid, it's 10:23 in Sacramento)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,977 ft (SAC 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

### [Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sac-sacramento-sacramento-executive-airport/1ef266df-374e-6cee-a561-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sacramento, United States
- ICAO: KSAC
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 38.500000, -121.500000
- Elevation: 24 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:23 in Madrid, it's 10:23 in Sacramento.
With a 9-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)
- [Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sac-sacramento-sacramento-executive-airport/1ef266df-374e-6cee-a561-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)