# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Sumter (SSC)

> 6,629 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,629 km / 4,119 mi / 3,579 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 13:59 in Madrid, it's 07:59 in Sumter)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,760 ft (SSC 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

### [Shaw Afb Airport (SSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssc-sumter-shaw-afb-airport/1ef266df-3988-68de-b671-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sumter, United States
- ICAO: KSSC
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 33.970000, -80.470000
- Elevation: 241 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 13:59 in Madrid, it's 07:59 in Sumter.
With a 6-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)
- [Shaw Afb Airport (SSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssc-sumter-shaw-afb-airport/1ef266df-3988-68de-b671-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)