# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Ulundi (ULD)

> 8,460 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,460 km / 5,257 mi / 4,568 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 149° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 16:03 in Madrid, it's 16:03 in Ulundi)
- **Elevation difference**: 281 ft (ULD 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

### [Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport (ULD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uld-ulundi-prince-mangosuthu-buthelezi-airport/1ef266de-d4fa-64bc-bdf0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ulundi, South Africa
- ICAO: FAUL
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -28.320000, 31.420000
- Elevation: 1,720 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.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Airport (ULD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uld-ulundi-prince-mangosuthu-buthelezi-airport/1ef266de-d4fa-64bc-bdf0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)