RIX → MADRiga to Madrid

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Direct flights from Riga (RIX) to Madrid (MAD): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,692 km, an estimated 3 hours 57 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Riga and Madrid. Updated 1 November 2026 at 13:03 UTC.

RIX Riga smooth · +4
MAD Madrid smooth · +0
2,692 km · ~3h 57m est.
dep bank 12:55–16:156x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 6x weekly · nonstop
96 / 100

route health from live RIX and MAD delay boards

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~3h 57mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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AirBalticIberia

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
AirBalticBT

Flights BT685 12:55 Tu Th Su

IberiaIB

Flights IB7850 16:15 Tu Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01BT685dep +9 → arr−33
11-01IB7850arrived−33
10-29BT685dep +21 → arr−16
10-29IB7850arrived−16

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
RIXRiga +4 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · N 11 kt Full RIX delay board →
MADMadrid +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 3 kt Full MAD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MAD: a 29% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Riga to Madrid route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RIX 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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How we measure this →

RIX to MAD questions

Is RIX–MAD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIX is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from RIX to MAD?

Great-circle distance is 2,692 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 220–261 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RIX–MAD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 6 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 RIX 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.