IB986Iberia · LGW → MAD
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IB986 LondonLGW · 19:40 MadridMAD · 23:00

IB986 by Iberia flies from London (LGW) to Madrid (MAD) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowGate info at · gate -
19:40

departs LGW · on schedule

Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
LGWLondonModerate riskLGW delay board →
MADMadridOn-time likelyMAD delay board →
LGW→MADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
79%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+39 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LGW and MAD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 London

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
Low4°Clikely 1°C to 6°C
  • 60% chance of fog

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 Madrid

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 9°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to Madrid flights today

same route · Iberia
IB1862departs 11:30
IB984departs 11:45
IB1864departs 20:40

If IB986 is cancelled, these are the other Iberia nonstop flights from London to Madrid on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGW 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 IB986 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for IB986 across the LGW and MAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +29 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how IB986 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
11-05LGW 19:40 20:09 (+29)MAD 23:00 23:11 (+11)

Board clocks recorded as LGW and MAD published them.

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