Madrid to Bilbao Flights (MAD-BIO)

🇪🇸 MAD

Madrid

197 mi

BIO 🇪🇸

Bilbao

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Bilbao Airport 4 airlines

The Madrid to Bilbao route connects Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) in ES with Bilbao Airport (BIO) in ES. This short-haul flight covers approximately 197 miles (317 km) with a typical flight time of 24m. This route is served by 4 airlines: Iberia, Air Europa Express, Air Europa and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 90 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

ICAO Code:: LEMD
IATA Code:: MAD
City:: 🇪🇸 Madrid
Country:: ES
Elevation:: 1998 ft

Destination Airport

Bilbao Airport

ICAO Code:: LEBB
IATA Code:: BIO
City:: 🇪🇸 Bilbao
Country:: ES
Elevation:: 138 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

197

Miles

24m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Iberia	`IBE`	`IB`
Air Europa Express	`OVA`	`X5`
Air Europa	`AEA`	`UX`
Air Nostrum	`ANE`	`YW`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	503	14%
Tuesday	443	12%
Wednesday	620	17%
Thursday	457	13%
Friday	582	16%
Saturday	516	14%
Sunday	476	13%

Pattern Analysis

90 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 3597
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 2605 flights
Weekend: 992 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

4 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Air Europa `AEA` / `UX`	B738	06:35 6:35 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Aug 29, 2026	Active
Air Europa Express `OVA` / `X5`	B738	19:15 7:15 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Aug 29, 2026	Active
Air Nostrum `ANE` / `YW`	CRJX	16:45 4:45 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Aug 29, 2026	Active
Iberia `IBE` / `IB`	A321	22:10 10:10 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Aug 29, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 4

Active Routes: 4

Unique Airlines: 4

Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:35 6:35 AM	Air Europa	`AEA`	`UX`
16:45 4:45 PM	Air Nostrum	`ANE`	`YW`
19:15 7:15 PM	Air Europa Express	`OVA`	`X5`
22:10 10:10 PM	Iberia	`IBE`	`IB`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (LEMD - Europe/Madrid).

Total Departure Times: 4

Time Range:
06:35 - 22:10

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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