MAD to LCY flight delays
318 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
65.3%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.31%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 33.9 points more punctual than in January — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 14.6 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
This is a late route. Flights from Madrid to London miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Only BA CityFlyer flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, BA CityFlyer arrived on time most often on MAD to LCY. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in January.
Every airline on MAD to LCY
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA CityFlyer | 318 | 65.3% | 0.31% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LCY to MAD London back to Madrid 68.44% on time DCommon questions
Are flights from Madrid to London usually delayed?
65.3% of flights on the MAD to LCY route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Madrid to London?
Only BA CityFlyer appears in the published record on this route, with 318 flights and 65.3% arriving on time.
How often are MAD to LCY flights cancelled?
0.31% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 3 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Madrid to London?
April, when 81.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 47.4%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MAD to LCY during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →