UA260United Airlines · IAD → MAD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA260 WashingtonIAD · 18:15 MadridMAD · 08:05

UA260 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to Madrid (MAD) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowLanded in Madrid · today
08:02

arrived at MAD · 3 min early

Typical gate push+43 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~55 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
+47 gate · −3 arrival
09-08
+47 gate · −3 arrival
09-07
+35 gate · −23 arrival
09-06
+20 gate · −39 arrival
09-05
+43 gate · −12 arrival
09-04
+31 gate · −14 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −12 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
MADMadridOn-time likelyMAD delay board →
IAD→MADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IAD and MAD 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How UA260 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA260 across the IAD and MAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA260 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-09IAD 18:15 19:02 (+47)MAD 08:05 08:02 (−3)
09-08IAD 18:15 19:02 (+47)MAD 08:05 08:02 (−3)
09-07IAD 18:10 18:45 (+35)MAD 08:05 07:42 (−23)
09-06IAD 18:10 18:30 (+20)MAD 08:05 07:26 (−39)
09-05IAD 18:10 18:53 (+43)MAD 08:05 07:53 (−12)
09-04IAD 18:10 18:41 (+31)MAD 08:05 07:51 (−14)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N67052, N68061, N66057, N59053.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and MAD published them.

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