United Airlines
3h 13m late
IADWashington
MADMadrid
- Flight
- UA260
- Date
- September 25, 2026
- Departure
- 06:05 UTC
- Arrival
- 09:17 UTC
- Compensation
- €300 per passenger
Delayed flight
UA260 landed 3h 13m late on September 25, 2026
UA260 IAD–MAD arrived 3h 13m late on September 25, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €300 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was UA260 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
United Airlines flight UA260 from Washington – Dulles International Airport to Madrid Barajas arrived 3h 13m late on September 25, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 6,127 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €300 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How UA260's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
3h 13mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h6h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
- 4h — full amount on flights over 3,500 km
Airlines can still refuse when the cause was outside their control, such as severe weather or air traffic control restrictions.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- UA260
- Airline
- United Airlines
- Date
- September 25, 2026
- Route
- IAD → MAD
- From
- Washington – Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Scheduled departure
- 06:05 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 09:17 UTC
Distance band
What this route is worth
IAD–MAD is 6,127 km by great-circle distance. EU Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
€300
Halved for landing under four hours late. €600 from four hours.
Flights within the EU over 1,500 km are paid at €400, and arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to €300.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth €250 to €600 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 3h 13m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
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Flight data comes from public airport boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.