Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 12h 24m
Bearing
316° NW
Madrid (MAD) to San Francisco (SFO) is 5,797 miles (9,330 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MAD–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Iberia Air Lines Of Spain was the only carrier flying nonstop MAD–SFO; the Airbus A330-200 was the most common aircraft at 94% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
34
May 2026
Seats
9,633
both directions
Passengers
7,454
both directions
Load factor
77.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MAD–SFO?
Iberia Air Lines Of Spain was the only carrier to fly nonstop MAD–SFO in May 2026 (34 departures).
- IB
Iberia Air Lines Of Spain
34 departures · 9,633 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.4%
Load
What plane flies MAD–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew 94% of MAD–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A330-200
32 departures · 77.3% load
94.1% - Airbus A350-900
2 departures · 78.7% load
5.9%
How has MAD–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop MAD–SFO departures rose from 24 in June 2025 to 34 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop MAD–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
24 departures · 5,772 passengers
85.0%
Load
July 2025
27 departures · 6,765 passengers
88.0%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 6,567 passengers
89.8%
Load
September 2025
24 departures · 5,772 passengers
86.2%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 10 passengers
71.4%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
16 departures · 3,213 passengers
72.2%
Load
May 2026
34 departures · 7,454 passengers
77.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MAD → SFO
77.2% full
17 departures · 3,803 passengers
SFO → MAD
77.5% full
17 departures · 3,651 passengers
Nonstop MAD–SFO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Madrid
ES
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Coordinates
40.49°N, 3.57°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Madrid (MAD) from San Francisco (SFO)?
MAD to SFO is 5,797 miles (9,330 km / 5,038 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MAD to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 5,797-mile great-circle distance in roughly 12h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MAD–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew the largest share of departures (94.1%), followed by the Airbus A350-900 (5.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying MAD–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,797-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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