FR498 MadridMAD · 06:25 LondonSTN · 07:55
FR498 by Ryanair flies from Madrid (MAD) to London (STN) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.
arrived at STN · 7 min early
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 MAD and STN 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 at Madrid
ForecastWed 4 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at London
ForecastWed 4 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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 Madrid to London flights today
same route · RyanairIf FR498 is cancelled, these are the other Ryanair nonstop flights from Madrid to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MAD 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 FR498 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FR498 across the MAD and STN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +0 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how FR498 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as MAD and STN published them.
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Pro Flight Search: FR498 Madrid to London on-time performance, measured from the MAD and STN airport boards.
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