Direct flights from Madrid (MAD) to Quito (UIO): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 63% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,737 km, an estimated 11 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Madrid and Quito. Updated 17 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC.
Left MAD at 12:29, 34 min after its 11:55 slot.
Landing estimate from 40,164 tracked flights of 8 hours or longer that left 30 to 59 min late. The UIO board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track IB137 →Checked MAD board 22:46 · UIO board 15:48
of the last 8 operated MAD → UIO flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at UIO: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MAD to UIO 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Madrid (MAD) to Quito (UIO) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Some delays possible. The departure side at MAD is the weaker end, route health score 56/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 01:40 from MAD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the UIO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 8,737 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 647–779 min gate-to-gate on this route.
2 carriers operate this route, around 11 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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