LH7971 MadridMAD · 10:50 New YorkEWR
LH7971 by Lufthansa flies from Madrid (MAD) to New York (EWR) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.
departs MAD · on schedule
board checked 9m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operation1 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MAD and EWR are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How LH7971 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for LH7971 across the MAD and EWR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~5 min early. Based on 5 confirmed departures · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how LH7971 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as MAD and EWR published them.
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