Informational Guide to Juan Santamaría Costa Rica International Airport - Non Official

IB244 Iberia - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight BA4218 from British Airways (BA) is a codeshare flight operated by Iberia (IB) under the flight number IB244. Check this page for details about flight IB244.

Below, you can find details about Iberia flight IB244, which currently operates between the airports of San Jose - Juan Santamaria International Airport (Airport Code SJO) and Madrid - Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport (Airport Code MAD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, December 19, 2025.

IB244 On Time performance:
68
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

IB244 Iberia to Madrid

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Friday December 19, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 18, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 20, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Iberia
Iberia
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

San Jose (SJO)
December 19, 2025
Juan Santamaria International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
18:15
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 18:15

Arrival

Madrid (MAD)
December 20, 2025
Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
11:05
Terminal:
4S
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:05
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Codeshare Flights

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

- BA4218 - British Airways

- QR5383 - Qatar Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight IB244?
The flight IB244 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight IB244?
The distance between the two airports is 8502 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight IB244?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:30 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 San Jose: 2025-12-19 10:08:19
Current Time in Madrid: 2025-12-19 17:08:19

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between San Jose and Madrid:
Iberojet (Spain) - Flight Number: E9858. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)

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 September 18, 2025 to December 17, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 91
On Time: 62 ( 68 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 5 % )
Significant Delay: 13 ( 14 % )
Major Delay: 11 ( 12 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 22 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 18, 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 December 02, 2024 to November 30, 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 IB244

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
19 December
18:43
San Jose (SJO)
11:19
Madrid (MAD)
09h 36min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
18 December
18:21
San Jose (SJO)
11:14
Madrid (MAD)
09h 53min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
17 December
18:56
San Jose (SJO)
11:51
Madrid (MAD)
09h 55min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
16 December
18:30
San Jose (SJO)
11:38
Madrid (MAD)
10h 08min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Monday
15 December
18:26
San Jose (SJO)
10:57
Madrid (MAD)
09h 31min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
14 December
18:12
San Jose (SJO)
11:14
Madrid (MAD)
10h 02min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 December
20:48
San Jose (SJO)
13:24
Madrid (MAD)
09h 36min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Friday
12 December
19:32
San Jose (SJO)
12:36
Madrid (MAD)
10h 04min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
11 December
18:25
San Jose (SJO)
11:13
Madrid (MAD)
09h 48min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 December
18:59
San Jose (SJO)
11:08
Madrid (MAD)
09h 09min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time