CTA → MADCatania to Madrid

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Direct flights from Catania (CTA) to Madrid (MAD): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,642 km, an estimated 2 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Catania and Madrid. Updated 18 October 2026 at 12:30 UTC.

Today, CTA → MAD

Sun 18 Oct · local times
IB694IberiaIn the air, 20 min late

Left CTA at 12:20, 20 min after its 12:00 slot.

Landing
15:05MAD board estimate · sched 15:10
Track IB694 →
  1. 12:00 IB694Iberia Left 12:20 +20 MAD est. 15:05In the air · sched 15:10

Checked CTA board 14:09 · MAD board 14:30

CTA Catania smooth · +6
MAD Madrid smooth · +0
1,642 km · ~2h 36m est.
dep bank 12:00–22:559x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 9x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live CTA and MAD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 36mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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IberiaLATAM AirlinesRyanair

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
IberiaIB

Flights IB694 12:00 Tu We Su · IB696 19:45 Sa

LATAM AirlinesLA

Flights LA1537 22:55 Sa

RyanairFR

Flights FR4065 varies Tu We Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18IB694dep +20 → arr−5
10-17FR4065dep +27 → arr+12
10-17IB696dep +26 → arr+16
10-17LA1537arrived+16

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CTACatania +6 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 10 kt Full CTA delay board →
MADMadrid +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 6 kt Full MAD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CTA: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Catania to Madrid route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CTA to MAD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CTA to MAD questions

Is CTA–MAD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CTA is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CTA–MAD?

Operators schedule evening departures around 19:45 from CTA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MAD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CTA to MAD?

Great-circle distance is 1,642 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 146–171 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CTA–MAD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 9 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.