MAD → GIGMadrid to Rio De Janeiro

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Direct flights from Madrid (MAD) to Rio De Janeiro (GIG): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,146 km, an estimated 10 hours 57 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Madrid and Rio De Janeiro. Updated 11 September 2026 at 07:55 UTC.

MAD Madrid smooth · +6
GIG Rio De Janeiro tracking
8,146 km · ~10h 57m est.
departs 12:255x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live MAD and GIG delay boards

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~10h 57mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Iberia

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 IB269 12:25 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10IB269departed+9
09-07IB269departed+5
09-06IB269departed+23

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 +6 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 4 kt Full MAD delay board →
GIGRio De Janeiro tracking 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 9 kt Full GIG delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at GIG: 55% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +60 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Madrid to Rio De Janeiro route actually runs

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

Is MAD–GIG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MAD is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MAD to GIG?

Great-circle distance is 8,146 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 605–728 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAD–GIG fly?

Iberia runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, 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 MAD and arrival-side delay at GIG, 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.