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IB281 Iberia - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AY4849 from Finnair (AY) is a codeshare flight operated by Iberia (IB) under the flight number IB281. Check this page for details about flight IB281.

Below, you can find details about Iberia flight IB281, which currently operates between the airports of Madrid - Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport (Airport Code MAD) and Tokyo - Tokyo Narita International Airport (Airport Code NRT).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, August 13, 2026.

IB281 On Time performance:
63
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

IB281 Iberia to Tokyo

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 54 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday August 13, 2026

Airline information

Iberia
Iberia
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Madrid (MAD)
August 13, 2026
Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Departed at:
12:45
Terminal:
4
Gate:
S4
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:30

Arrival

Tokyo (NRT)
August 14, 2026
Tokyo Narita International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
10:24
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:30
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AY4849 - Finnair

- JL7088 - JAL

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight IB281?
The flight IB281 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight IB281?
The distance between the two airports is 10773 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight IB281?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 14:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 13:54 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Madrid: 2026-08-13 13:33:40
Current Time in Tokyo: 2026-08-13 20:33:40

Alternative Flights

Iberia is the only airline operating the route from Madrid to Tokyo.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from May 09, 2026 to August 07, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 40
On Time: 25 ( 63 % )
Moderate Delay: 6 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 8 ( 20 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 15 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 08, 2026 to August 07, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from August 02, 2025 to July 30, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights IB281

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
11 August
12:57
Madrid (MAD)
09:48
Tokyo (NRT)
13h 51min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
09 August
12:55
Madrid (MAD)
09:55
Tokyo (NRT)
14h 00min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
08 August
12:45
Madrid (MAD)
10:14
Tokyo (NRT)
14h 29min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Friday
07 August
12:28
Madrid (MAD)
09:49
Tokyo (NRT)
14h 21min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
04 August
12:43
Madrid (MAD)
09:49
Tokyo (NRT)
14h 06min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
02 August
12:45
Madrid (MAD)
10:18
Tokyo (NRT)
14h 33min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Friday
31 July
12:33
Madrid (MAD)
09:42
Tokyo (NRT)
14h 09min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
28 July
12:45
Madrid (MAD)
10:21
Tokyo (NRT)
14h 36min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
26 July
12:44
Madrid (MAD)
09:31
Tokyo (NRT)
13h 47min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 July
12:41
Madrid (MAD)
09:00
Tokyo (NRT)
13h 19min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time