MAD to OPO: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Madrid to Porto?

The great-circle distance between Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) and Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is 438 km (272 mi, 236 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from MAD to OPO?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 5m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. OPO is roughly west of MAD.

How is the MAD to OPO route written in code?

The pair is written MAD-OPO in IATA codes and LEMD-LPPR in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is MAD (LEMD), Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport is OPO (LPPR).

Both ICAO codes start with L, the prefix ICAO assigns to southern Europe, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

OPO sits 1,770 ft (539 m) lower than MAD, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying MAD to OPO

2 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 2 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 4 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: IB, S4, TP, US.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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