Airport Tips & Quick Reference Guide to Madrid Barajas Airport - MAD

UA261 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA261, which currently operates between the airports of Madrid - Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport (Airport Code MAD) and Dulles - Washington Dulles International Airport (Airport Code IAD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

UA261 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

UA261 United Airlines to Dulles

This flight is not scheduled for March 24, 2026.

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines

Departure

Madrid (MAD)
December 17, 2025
Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport

Arrival

Dulles (IAD)
December 17, 2025
Washington Dulles International Airport
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC3922 - Air Canada

- LH9401 - Lufthansa

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA261?
The flight UA261 is currently not scheduled at Madrid Airport (MAD).

Which is the distance of flight UA261?
The distance between the two airports is 6127 kilometers.

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: 2026-03-24 08:19:51
Current Time in Dulles: 2026-03-24 03:19:51

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Madrid and Dulles:
Iberia - Flight Number: IB361. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 22, 2025 to December 17, 2025. 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 30, 2025 to December 17, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

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

Last Past Flights UA261

No flights for UA261 were scheduled in the past month. The last flight took place on Wednesday, December 17, 2025