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Direct flights from Guangzhou (CAN) to Madrid (MAD): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 65 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 10,376 km, an estimated 13 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Guangzhou and Madrid. Updated 17 September 2026 at 00:39 UTC.
CAN
Guangzhou
smooth · +9
MAD
Madrid
disrupted · +67
10,376 km · ~13h 48m est.
Under pressure · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
48 / 100
route health from live CAN and MAD delay boards
Median arrival delay is −65 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−65 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~13h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at CAN: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the Guangzhou to Madrid route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAN to MAD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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CAN to MAD questions
Is CAN–MAD running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. The arrival side at MAD is the weaker end, route health score 48/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CAN to MAD?
Great-circle distance is 10,376 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 762–919 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CAN–MAD fly?
China Southern Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, tue, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at CAN and arrival-side delay at MAD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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