PDL → MADPonta Delgada to Madrid

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Direct flights from Ponta Delgada (PDL) to Madrid (MAD): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,929 km, an estimated 2 hours 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ponta Delgada and Madrid. Updated 9 September 2026 at 09:31 UTC.

PDL Ponta Delgada tracking
MAD Madrid smooth · +0
1,929 km · ~2h 58m est.
dep bank 15:35–22:453x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live PDL and MAD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 IB554 varies We Sa · IB556 22:45 Mo

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09IB554arrived+23
09-07IB556arrived+5
09-05IB554arrived−13

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
PDLPonta Delgada tracking Full PDL delay board →
MADMadrid +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 4 kt Full MAD delay board →

How the Ponta Delgada to Madrid route actually runs

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

Is PDL–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.

How long is the flight from PDL to MAD?

Great-circle distance is 1,929 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 166–195 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PDL–MAD fly?

Iberia runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, wed, 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 PDL and arrival-side delay at MAD, 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.