Route · JFK → MAD
Flights from New York to Madrid
The JFK–MAD transatlantic corridor covers roughly 5,763 km and settles into a typical block time of just over seven hours, making it one of the more manageable long-haul hops between North America and continental Europe. American Airlines and Iberia dominate the route as oneworld partners, often operating widebodies such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A330, while Delta and Air France bring SkyTeam competition with similar equipment. A practical note worth flagging: departures from JFK are spread across Terminals 4 and 8 depending on carrier, so confirm your terminal before heading to the airport, as the AirTrain connection between them adds meaningful time. On the fare side, shoulder-season windows in late January through March and again in October tend to surface the most competitive economy pricing, while business-class award space on the Iberia–American partnership is historically among the more accessible in the transatlantic premium cabin market.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for New York (JFK) → Madrid (MAD). Use the year… view to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the New York–Madrid route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile,… baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from New York to Madrid
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from New York to Madrid — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times… your booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at JFK and… MAD, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.