FAO → MADFaro to Madrid

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Direct flights from Faro (FAO) to Madrid (MAD): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 30 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 542 km, an estimated 1 hour 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Faro and Madrid. Updated 18 September 2026 at 22:07 UTC.

FAO Faro tracking
MAD Madrid smooth · +0
542 km · ~1h 12m est.
dep bank 06:35–20:4513x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 13x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live FAO and MAD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +30 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+30 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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IberiaRyanair

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 days
IberiaIB

Flights IB1160 08:30 Mo Tu We Th · IB1162 20:45 Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-18FR1473dep +3 → arr−15
09-17FR1473dep +48 → arr+30
09-17FR220departed+44

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
FAOFaro tracking Full FAO delay board →
MADMadrid +0 min smooth Full MAD delay board →

How the Faro to Madrid route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FAO 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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FAO to MAD questions

Is FAO–MAD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FAO–MAD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 20:45 from FAO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MAD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FAO to MAD?

Great-circle distance is 542 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–76 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FAO–MAD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 16 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.