IB5986Iberia · BCN → CAI
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Route confirmed Iberia

IB5986 BarcelonaBCN · 17:35 CairoCAI

IB5986 by Iberia flies from Barcelona (BCN) to Cairo (CAI).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates Mon Tue Thu Sat
17:35

scheduled from BCN

Typical gate push+3 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
−1 gate
11-02
+8 gate
10-29
+7 gate
10-26
−2 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
BCNBarcelonaOn-time likelyBCN delay board →
CAICairoHigh riskCAI delay board →
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Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by BCN (Barcelona), currently flying VFR (visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Barcelona

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
Low11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Cairo

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 24°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 19°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Barcelona to Cairo flights

same route · Iberia
IB5988departs 14:10 · Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat

If IB5986 is cancelled, this is the other Iberia nonstop flight from Barcelona to Cairo, with scheduled departure times in BCN local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How IB5986 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for IB5986 across the BCN and CAI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how IB5986 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05BCN 17:35 17:34 (−1)CAI
11-02BCN 17:35 17:43 (+8)CAI
10-29BCN 17:35 17:42 (+7)CAI
10-26BCN 17:35 17:33 (−2)CAI

Board clocks recorded as BCN and CAI published them.

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