# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 2,643 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,643 km / 1,642 mi / 1,427 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 179° (south)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 21:14 in Madrid, it's 19:14 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,138 ft (TOM 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

### [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbuktu, Mali
- ICAO: GATB
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.730000, -3.010000
- Elevation: 863 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 21:14 in Madrid, it's 19:14 in Timbuktu.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)