Punctuality, delay, cancellation and diversion trends at Madeira Airport, from our historical flight archive — including how wind relates to disruption.
Based on 8654 flights since 2 August 2026 (77 days of data).
Madeira Airport is famous for wind-driven diversions. We compare the disruption rate on windy days (class ≥3) versus calm days — the gap becomes clearer as more data is collected.
| Airline | Flights | On-time rate |
|---|---|---|
| GetJet | 24 | 95.8% |
| Brussels | 28 | 89.3% |
| Binter Canarias | 524 | 87.4% |
| Luxair | 47 | 87.2% |
| Finnair | 46 | 87% |
| Iberia | 132 | 86.4% |
| Sunclass | 11 | 72.7% |
| TAP Air Portugal | 1627 | 72.6% |
| TUI Nederland (Netherlands) | 42 | 71.4% |
| Icelandair | 7 | 71.4% |
| Amc Aviation | 20 | 70% |
| ASL France | 16 | 68.8% |
| Azores | 237 | 68.4% |
| easyJet | 1938 | 67.4% |
| TUI Belgium | 49 | 67.3% |
| Eurowings | 114 | 64.9% |
| British | 170 | 62.4% |
| Wizz Air | 174 | 61.5% |
| Transavia | 142 | 50.7% |
| United | 36 | 41.7% |
Only airlines with 5+ flights in the period, ranked by on-time rate.
We keep a record of every Madeira Airport flight, collected several times a day. A flight counts as on-time if it was not cancelled or diverted and departed or arrived less than 15 minutes late. Trends cover the last 90 days and become more robust over time. Source: AeroDataBox + IPMA wind.