Try running 'VACUUM ANALYSE;' on your database. Then try this : EXPLAIN ANAYSE SELECT GEOMETRY,C_PV,C_OCA,D_OCA,GID FROM ocas WHERE GEOMETRY && 'BOX3D(88034.16 3926963.056375266, 634143.4400000001 4339164.943624733'::box3d; It should spit out a query plan with some timming number in it. dave