Flights Paris → Madrid
CDG → MAD
Route overview
This flight route connects Paris to Madrid, operating with an average on-time performance of 67%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 14 minutes. The Airbus A320, A321, A318, and A319 aircraft are used for this route, which serves the busy Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris (opened in 1974) and Madrid-Barajas Airport (opened in 1931), one of Europe's largest airports with over 66 million passengers annually.
The Paris (CDG) → Madrid (MAD) route is operated by Air France, easyJet, Vueling Airlines. Across 83 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (medium), 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 Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to Madrid: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Paris (CDG) to Madrid (MAD) heads south-west for about 1,062 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 45m.
Departures from Paris on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 47% of CDG-MAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (atfm); arriving into Madrid it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 83 tracked CDG-MAD flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vueling Airlines (VY) | 89% | 19 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| easyJet (U2) | 73% | 26 min | 0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CDG-MAD
On the Paris (CDG) -> Madrid (MAD) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 83 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Paris-Madrid is 1.20% across 83 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, easyJet, Vueling Airlines.
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The Paris-Madrid route is about 1,062 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.
