MAD → FAOMadrid to Faro

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Direct flights from Madrid (MAD) to Faro (FAO): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 Madrid and Faro. Updated 13 September 2026 at 21:07 UTC.

MAD Madrid smooth · +3
FAO Faro tracking
542 km · ~1h 12m est.
dep bank 07:30–23:0513x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 13x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live MAD and FAO delay boards

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 IB1159 07:30 Mo Tu We Th · IB557 varies Mo Tu Su · IB1161 19:40 Fr Su

RyanairFR

Flights FR9403 varies Mo Sa · FR221 16:30 Th · FR1472 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13IB1161dep +13 → arr−6
09-12FR1472dep +2 → arr−9
09-12FR9403dep +9 → arr−3
09-11FR1472arrived−9

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 +3 min smooth Full MAD delay board →
FAOFaro tracking Full FAO delay board →

How the Madrid to Faro route actually runs

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

Is MAD–FAO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MAD is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MAD–FAO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 and evening departures around 19:40 from MAD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the FAO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MAD to FAO?

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 MAD–FAO fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 19 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.