Flights Zurich → Madrid
ZRH → MAD
Route overview
This flight route connects Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, to Madrid, whose airport, which opened in 1931 and handles over sixty-six million passengers annually, is one of Europe's busiest. Over a period with thirteen total flights, the route has had an on-time performance rate of 67%, with an average delay time of 21.4 minutes, typically operating Airbus A319 or A320 aircraft.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Zurich (ZRH) → Madrid (MAD) route is operated by Iberia Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.6/100 (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 Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Madrid: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Madrid (MAD) heads south-west for about 1,239 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 58m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of ZRH-MAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Madrid it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked ZRH-MAD flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 59% | 27 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating ZRH-MAD
Frequently asked questions about ZRH-MAD
On the Zurich (ZRH) -> Madrid (MAD) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Madrid is 0.00% across 13 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Iberia Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
