Empty leg Paris ↔ Madrid
Private jet empty legs between Paris and Madrid
View the empty legs listed between Paris and Madrid, in both directions, between two European capitals.
An ‘empty leg’ is a flight that an aeroplane must operate without passengers in order to reposition itself. On the Paris–Madrid route, the distance makes this flight costly, which encourages operators to make it available for booking whenever possible. Each offer specifies the date, the aeroplane, the seats available and the price.
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Paris–Madrid by private jet: airports, distance and journey time
- Airports in Paris : Paris-Le Bourget (LBG) as a priority; depending on availability
- Airport in Madrid : Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez (MAD)
- Approximate distance : 1060 km
- Estimated flight time : 1 h 45
- Type of journey : One-way, according to the published repositioning
- Directions available : Paris → Madrid and Madrid → Paris
Distances and journey times are provided for guidance only. The airport, flight time and timetables depend on the published offer and operational conditions.
Airports on the route
Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez is the hub for Spanish business aviation, with dedicated facilities. In Paris, Le Bourget remains the main airport, ahead of Orly depending on the aircraft. The exact airport is specified in each advertisement.
For what sort of journeys?
The Paris–Madrid route is primarily intended for business travel: energy, banking, infrastructure, and the Iberian headquarters of French groups. The service is also available for private travel, provided passengers agree to the date set by the operator.
Seasonality and availability
The pattern follows the business calendar rather than the seasons, with a marked slowdown in August and during the festive season. The scheduling of an empty leg is still linked to an ad hoc need for repositioning.
Why are there empty legs between Paris and Madrid?
In business aviation, a jet does not necessarily remain in the city where it drops off its passengers. It may need to return to its base, another airport or the departure point for its next flight. When it makes this journey without passengers, it is known as an empty leg.
Unlike a traditional charter, the route, date and timetable for an empty leg are already set by the operator. Passengers therefore book an existing flight, with less flexibility. As a result, the price is lower than that of a bespoke charter. MarketJet brings together the offers published by its partner operators so that they can all be viewed in one place.
On the route from Paris to Madrid
On an average route, a one-way flight often leaves an aircraft some distance away from its next assignment. The return leg, carried out without passengers, can then be offered for booking. There is no preferred direction or set frequency for this route.
How to book an empty leg flight with MarketJet
- Check the available empty legs between Paris and Madrid, in the direction you require.
- Open an offer to check the date, time, airports, aircraft, number of seats and the price shown by the operator.
- Enter the number of passengers, fill in their details and check the total amount, then pay for your booking online.
- The operator checks the flight’s availability and then definitively confirms the booking.
- If the operator is unable to confirm the booking, you will receive a full refund. Once confirmed, any cancellation is subject to the operator’s terms and conditions.
The flights offered on MarketJet are operated by certified air operators. MarketJet connects travellers with these operators and centralises their repositioning offers; MarketJet does not operate any aircraft.
Other private jet routes
- Empty legs between Paris and Barcelona
- Empty legs between Paris and Lisbon
- Empty legs between Paris and Porto
- Empty legs between Paris and Ibiza
Your questions about this route
How long does a private flight from Paris to Madrid take?
Approximately 1 h 45 for 1060 km. This is an approximate time, which may vary depending on the aircraft and the route.
Which airport is used in Madrid?
Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez, which has facilities dedicated to business aviation. The specific airport is stated in each advert.
Are there as many offers in one direction as there are in the other?
There is no guarantee: each direction depends on different route changes. That is why this page lists them separately, showing the services actually operating in each direction.
Can an empty leg be booked in both directions?
Each direction is published separately. An empty leg is a one-way flight: the presence of an offer in one direction does not mean there is one in the other, nor on the date that suits you.
Does the price cover the whole aircraft or just one seat?
On an empty leg, the price shown is for the flight itself, subject to the number of seats specified in the offer; passenger taxes are added to this depending on the number of travellers. Shared flights, on the other hand, are booked seat by seat.
Why are there no flights available at the moment?
This is because no operator has published a repositioning on this route at the moment. Offers appear according to operators’ needs and are withdrawn as soon as they are booked: an alert remains the most reliable way to be notified.