MAD → BOSMadrid to Boston

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Direct flights from Madrid (MAD) to Boston (BOS): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. The median arrival is 54 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,474 km, an estimated 7 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Madrid and Boston. Updated 14 November 2026 at 07:17 UTC.

Today, MAD → BOS

Sat 14 Nov · local times
AA8801American Airlines199 min late

The MAD board at 08:17 shows departure at 19:34 instead of 16:15.

Later cancelled
2%of 16,761 past American Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast MAD to BOS departure of the day
AY5369Finnair199 min late

The MAD board at 08:17 shows departure at 19:34 instead of 16:15.

Later cancelled
3.1%of 513 past Finnair flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast MAD to BOS departure of the day
  1. 16:15 AA8801American Airlines Est. 19:34 +199T4S ·
  2. 16:15 AY5369Finnair Est. 19:34 +199T4S ·
  3. 16:15 BA4215British Airways Est. 19:34 +199T4S ·
  4. 16:15 EI5851Aer Lingus Est. 19:34 +199T4S ·
  5. 16:15 IB345Iberia Est. 19:34 +199T4S ·

Checked MAD board 08:17 · BOS board 02:07

MAD Madrid busy · +15
BOS Boston heavy · +53
5,474 km · ~7h 31m est.
dep bank 15:40–15:4035x weekly
Under pressure · 5 airlines · 35x weekly · nonstop
55 / 100

route health from live MAD and BOS delay boards

Median arrival delay is +54 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+54 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~7h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x5 direct airlines on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Aer LingusEI

Flights EI5851 varies daily

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA8801 varies daily

British AirwaysBA

Flights BA4215 varies daily

FinnairAY

Flights AY5369 varies daily

IberiaIB

Flights IB345 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13IB345arrived+54
11-12AA8801departed+8
11-12AY5369departed+8
11-12BA4215departed+8
11-12EI5851departed+8
11-12IB345dep +8 → arr−12

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
MADMadrid +15 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · SSW 9 kt Full MAD delay board →
BOSBoston +53 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 10 kt Full BOS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MAD and BOS: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Madrid to Boston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MAD to BOS 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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Pro Flight Search: Madrid (MAD) to Boston (BOS) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MAD-BOS
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MAD to BOS questions

Is MAD–BOS running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at BOS is the weaker end, route health score 55/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MAD to BOS?

Great-circle distance is 5,474 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 416–499 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAD–BOS fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 35 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MAD and arrival-side delay at BOS, 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.