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Is UA261 delayed?

No delay reported yet. UA261 is scheduled to leave Madrid at 11:00 on Nov 15 and reach Dulles at 13:53 (as of Nov 15, 09:07 UTC).

Usually on time: 28 of its last 29 graded arrivals landed within 15 min of schedule. We say “usually” only from 20 graded arrivals, with two in three or more on one side.

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Departure

Madrid

MAD

Scheduled

Nov 15

Arrival

Dulles

IAD

Scheduled

Nov 15

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (Europe/Madrid)

Flight details

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Arrival · UTC

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Route overview: Madrid → DullesMADIAD
Madrid → Dulles

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • Madrid → Dulles

    15 min early

  • Madrid → Dulles

    9 min early

  • Madrid → Dulles

    6 min early

  • Madrid → Dulles

    45 min early

  • Madrid → Dulles

    13 min early

Is UA261 usually late?

Period: Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026

Landings recorded
29
Graded against schedule
29
Not graded
0
On time
97%
of 29 flights
Late
3%
of 29 flights
Cancelled
0%
of 29 flights
Diverted
0%
of 29 flights
Median arrival delay
12 min early
9 in 10 arrived within
8 min

On time means landing no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled arrival, late more than 15 minutes after, both times read to the minute. The percentages share one base: graded arrivals plus cancelled and diverted flights. A cancelled plan another plan of the flight replaced within 12 hours is not counted. Median and “9 in 10” are interpolated over the graded arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times, read to the minute. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

Departures on record at these airports today

Madrid (MAD) departures

Delayed: left more than 15 min after schedule
27 delayed, 0 cancelled of 193 departures on record
Flights from Madrid to Dulles today

Dulles (IAD) departures

No departures on record due yet today.

Counts cover the departures on record at each airport, not its full schedule.

Related flights

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Flight history and details
UA261 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 14, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-15
Nov 13, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-9
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-6
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-45
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-13
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-21
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles2
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-9
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles7
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles14
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-18
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-34
Nov 2, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-4
Nov 1, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-18
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-11
Oct 30, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-18
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-21
Oct 27, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-10
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-26
Oct 25, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-35
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-28
Oct 23, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles53
Oct 22, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles14
Oct 21, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-12
Oct 20, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-22
Oct 19, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-12
Oct 18, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-41
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-6
Oct 16, 2026ArrivedMadridDulles-11
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