# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Astana (NQZ)

> 5,680 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,680 km / 3,529 mi / 3,067 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 09:39 in Madrid, it's 12:39 in Astana)
- **Elevation difference**: 835 ft (NQZ is lower than MAD)

## Airports

### [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://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

### [Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nqz-astana-nursultan-nazarbayev-international-airport/1ef266df-e3b2-6f6c-878f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Astana, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UACC
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 51.020000, 71.470000
- Elevation: 1,166 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 09:39 in Madrid, it's 12:39 in Astana.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/nqz-astana-nursultan-nazarbayev-international-airport/1ef266df-e3b2-6f6c-878f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)