SAS Scandinavian Airlines· Callsign SAS581

SK581 from Copenhagen to Madrid, tracked live

SAS Scandinavian Airlines between Copenhagen and Madrid: 2,058 km south-west, medium-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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CPH
Copenhagen
Copenhagen Airport
2,058 km · 1,279 mi
Non-stop
MAD
Madrid
Adolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A320neo
typical equipment
Distance
2,058 km
1,111 nautical miles
Heading
222°
tracks south-west
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Range used
33%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#264
of 363 tracked routes

Follow SK581 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

SK581 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

SK581 at a glance

  • The trip: 2,058 km (1,279 miles) from Copenhagen to Madrid, flying south-west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A320neo. This route uses about 33% of how far it can fly.

SK581 route overview: CPH to MAD

SK581 distance and great-circle path

SK581 covers 2,058 km, or 1,279 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 363 routes we track, it ranks 264 by distance.

Copenhagen to Madrid is 2,058 km (1,279 miles) on an initial heading of 222°, which is broadly south-west. Copenhagen and Madrid keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert. It links Denmark with Spain.

Our guide explains how the CPH-MAD route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A320neo comfortably fly SK581?

Not at all. At roughly 33% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A320neo. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A320neo.

What to know about SK581

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

What we know about SK581

What flying CPH to MAD takes

It is a medium-haul sector, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. SAS Scandinavian Airlines needs a narrowbody on the longer variants, or a widebody where demand justifies it: at this distance the choice is usually about seat count rather than range. In daylight the sun sits on the left (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign SAS581 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 27 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-17. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

SK581 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of SK581 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-17. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was CPH-MAD (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 184 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-17 CPH → MAD 06:34 UTC 09:52 UTC 3h 18m
2026-10-16 CPH → MAD 06:49 UTC 10:01 UTC 3h 12m
2026-10-15 CPH → MAD 06:27 UTC 09:47 UTC 3h 20m
2026-10-14 CPH → MAD 06:40 UTC 09:42 UTC 3h 2m
2026-10-13 CPH → MAD 06:50 UTC 09:54 UTC 3h 4m
2026-10-12 CPH → MAD 07:18 UTC 10:15 UTC 2h 57m
2026-10-11 CPH → MAD 12:38 UTC 15:22 UTC 2h 44m

“First/last tracked” are when SK581 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on SK581

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including SAS Scandinavian Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

CPH Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen, Denmark · live radar →
MAD Adolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas Airport Madrid, Spain · live radar →
A20N Airbus A320neo Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does SK581 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A320neo, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown2,058 km
AircraftAirbus A320neo
Fuel burn rate2.78 kg per km
Fuel burned5,715 kg
CO2, whole flight18.1 tonnes
Seats, typical layout150
Passengers carried124 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger146 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 146 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy132 seats, 110 flown
118 kg CO2 per seat
Business18 seats, 15 flown
341 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, SK581 emits what 301 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 857 km, or 4,161 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 1,222 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 2,058 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put SK581 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Copenhagen

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
SK1694Vienna (VIE) → Copenhagen (CPH) Boeing 737-800SK1694 flight tracker →
SK909Copenhagen (CPH) → Newark (EWR) Airbus A330-300SK909 flight tracker →
SK931Copenhagen (CPH) → Los Angeles (LAX) Airbus A350-900SK931 flight tracker →
SK973Copenhagen (CPH) → Bangkok (BKK) Airbus A350-900SK973 flight tracker →
SK983Copenhagen (CPH) → Tokyo (HND) Airbus A350-900SK983 flight tracker →
SK1417Copenhagen (CPH) → Oslo (OSL) Airbus A320neoSK1417 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to SK581

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This medium-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.
Airline alliances explained SAS Scandinavian Airlines belongs to SkyTeam, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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SK581 frequently asked questions

How long is the SK581 flight?

Copenhagen to Madrid is 2,058 km (1,279 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates SK581?

Typically an Airbus A320neo (full specifications), using roughly 33% of that type's published range.

Does SK581 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track SK581 live?

Yes. Whenever SK581 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

More SAS Scandinavian Airlines flights to watch

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
SK1694 Vienna (VIE) → Copenhagen (CPH) Boeing 737-800 SK1694 flight tracker →
SK909 Copenhagen (CPH) → Newark (EWR) Airbus A330-300 SK909 flight tracker →
SK931 Copenhagen (CPH) → Los Angeles (LAX) Airbus A350-900 SK931 flight tracker →
SK973 Copenhagen (CPH) → Bangkok (BKK) Airbus A350-900 SK973 flight tracker →
SK983 Copenhagen (CPH) → Tokyo (HND) Airbus A350-900 SK983 flight tracker →
SK1417 Copenhagen (CPH) → Oslo (OSL) Airbus A320neo SK1417 flight tracker →