# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Yaounde (YAO)

> 4,347 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,347 km / 2,701 mi / 2,347 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 156° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Cameroon
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 10:10 in Madrid, it's 09:10 in Yaounde)
- **Elevation difference**: 463 ft (YAO is higher 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

### [Yaounde Airport (YAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yao-yaounde-yaounde-airport/1ef266de-d915-677c-9f33-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yaounde, Cameroon
- ICAO: FKKY
- Timezone: Africa/Douala
- Coordinates: 3.840000, 11.520000
- Elevation: 2,464 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:10 in Madrid, it's 09:10 in Yaounde.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yaounde Airport (YAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yao-yaounde-yaounde-airport/1ef266de-d915-677c-9f33-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)