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Flights Amsterdam → Madrid

AMS → MAD

14.7
Average risk (Low)
25%
On-time
31 min
Average delay
0.0%
Cancellations
1
Airlines

Route overview

This flight route operates between Amsterdam and Madrid, with a total of 14 flights recorded. The on-time performance is notably low at only 25%, with an average delay time of 31.3 minutes per delayed flight.

EU261 compensation on this route

About ~1,459 km · in case of disruption you may be entitled to up to €250 (Regulation EC 261/2004).

The Amsterdam (AMS) → Madrid (MAD) route is operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 25% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 31 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Amsterdam the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes.

Heading to Madrid: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Amsterdam (AMS) to Madrid (MAD) heads south-west for about 1,459 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.

Departures from Amsterdam on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of AMS-MAD flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Amsterdam the average ATFM delay is 1.2 min (atfm); arriving into Madrid it is 1.5 min (atfm).

Across 14 tracked AMS-MAD flights, 25% left on time with an average delay of 31 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
same timezone
Arrival (dest. local time)
16:15
Elevation MAD
1998 ft
Typical aircraft
Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800
Est. CO₂/passenger
~146 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) 84% 20 min 0.0%

Airlines operating AMS-MAD

Frequently asked questions about AMS-MAD

On the Amsterdam (AMS) -> Madrid (MAD) route, on-time performance is 25% with an average delay of 31 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Amsterdam-Madrid is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 1 airline: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Madrid, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

The Amsterdam-Madrid route is about 1,459 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.