# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Tufi (TFI)

> 15,616 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,616 km / 9,703 mi / 8,432 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 11:03 in Madrid, it's 19:03 in Tufi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,916 ft (TFI 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

### [Tufi Airport (TFI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfi-tufi-tufi-airport/1ef266de-9c40-6720-879e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tufi, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -9.080000, 149.320000
- Elevation: 85 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 11:03 in Madrid, it's 19:03 in Tufi.
With a 8-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)
- [Tufi Airport (TFI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfi-tufi-tufi-airport/1ef266de-9c40-6720-879e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)