FR2540 BucharestOTP · 05:50 MadridMAD · 08:45
FR2540 by Ryanair flies from Bucharest (OTP) to Madrid (MAD) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
en route from OTP to MAD
board checked 18m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 05:50.
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at OTP and MAD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastBucharest to Madrid with Ryanair · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.4%1.6× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 6.9%1.3× usual
Forecast weather: 76% chance of rain at Bucharest
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Fewer than one departure a day on this route with this airline, so read it as a rough guide. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Bucharest to Madrid flights today
same route · RyanairIf FR2540 is cancelled, this is the other Ryanair nonstop flight from Bucharest to Madrid on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OTP local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How FR2540 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FR2540 across the OTP and MAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left right on schedule but landed about 12 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how FR2540 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: EI-IGY.
Board clocks recorded as OTP and MAD published them.
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