Flights Manchester → Madrid
MAN → MAD
How long is the flight from Manchester to Madrid?
The flight from Manchester (MAN) to Madrid (MAD) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route operates from Manchester, a city with an airport that has been in service since 1934, to Madrid, where the destination airport, which opened in 1931 and is one of Europe's busiest, handles over 66 million passengers annually. The journey is conducted using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
The Manchester (MAN) → Madrid (MAD) route is operated by Ryanair. Across 7 flights monitored in recent months, 60% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.8/100 (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 Manchester the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Madrid: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Manchester (MAN) to Madrid (MAD) heads south for about 1,433 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Manchester on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of MAN-MAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Manchester the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Madrid it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 7 tracked MAN-MAD flights, 60% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair (FR) | 80% | 32 min | 2.2% |
Airlines operating MAN-MAD
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Frequently asked questions about MAN-MAD
The flight from Manchester (MAN) to Madrid (MAD) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Manchester (MAN) -> Madrid (MAD) route, on-time performance is 60% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 7 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Manchester-Madrid is 0.00% across 7 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Ryanair.
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 Manchester-Madrid route is about 1,433 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £220, barring extraordinary circumstances.
