Flights Madrid → Buenos Aires
MAD → EZE
How long is the flight from Madrid to Buenos Aires?
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Buenos Aires (EZE) takes about 13h 2m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route connects Madrid, whose airport opened in 1931, with Buenos Aires, where the airport was inaugurated in 1949. Serving a highly trafficked destination, the Buenos Aires airport handles over eleven million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in South America. Flights are operated using Airbus A340 and A330 series aircraft, providing reliable service between these two major cities.
The Madrid (MAD) → Buenos Aires (EZE) route is operated by Iberia Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 61% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Buenos Aires the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Buenos Aires: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Madrid (MAD) to Buenos Aires (EZE) heads south-west for about 10,087 km, a flight time of roughly 13h 2m.
Departures from Madrid on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 75% of MAD-EZE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Buenos Aires it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked MAD-EZE flights, 61% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 87% | 20 min | 1.2% |
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Frequently asked questions about MAD-EZE
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Buenos Aires (EZE) takes about 13h 2m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Madrid (MAD) -> Buenos Aires (EZE) route, on-time performance is 61% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Madrid-Buenos Aires is 0.00% across 28 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Iberia Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Buenos Aires, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Madrid-Buenos Aires route is about 10,087 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
