# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Tambao (TMQ)

> 2,878 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,878 km / 1,788 mi / 1,554 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 172° (south)
- **Return heading**: 354° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 18:03 in Madrid, it's 16:03 in Tambao)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,181 ft (TMQ 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

### [Tambao Airport (TMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmq-tambao-tambao-airport/1ef266de-b6b4-634a-9b73-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tambao, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEM
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 14.800000, 0.050000
- Elevation: 820 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:03 in Madrid, it's 16:03 in Tambao.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tambao Airport (TMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmq-tambao-tambao-airport/1ef266de-b6b4-634a-9b73-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)