IB341 distance and great-circle path
IB341 covers 5,473 km, or 3,401 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 159 by distance.
The plane leaves Madrid heading north-west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the MAD–BOS route appears on a tracker map.
Why IB341 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 8.3 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 657 km/h. An Airbus A321XLR cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.
Can the Airbus A321XLR comfortably fly IB341?
Yes. The route uses roughly 92% of what an Airbus A321XLR can fly. On a windy day the airline may carry less cargo to save fuel. Flights this close to the limit are the ones that sometimes make a fuel stop. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321XLR.
What to know about IB341
- Time change: you land 6 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.