# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Kantchari (XKA)

> 3,155 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,155 km / 1,960 mi / 1,703 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 170° (south)
- **Return heading**: 352° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 22:49 in Madrid, it's 20:49 in Kantchari)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,122 ft (XKA 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

### [Kantchari Airport (XKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xka-kantchari-kantchari-airport/1ef266de-b6b0-61be-8ec9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kantchari, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEL
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.470000, 1.500000
- Elevation: 879 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 22:49 in Madrid, it's 20:49 in Kantchari.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kantchari Airport (XKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xka-kantchari-kantchari-airport/1ef266de-b6b0-61be-8ec9-06bb2780ed98)
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