Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport
Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport
Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (IATA code: MAD) is commonly known as Madrid–Barajas Airport, or Madrid International is the main international airport serving Madrid, in Spain. The airport is a primary hub for Iberia, which is responsible for more than 40% of the traffic at MAD. The airport is also a hub for Air Europa.
The airport opened back in 1928, today is one of the most important aviation centres of Europe. MAD has five passenger terminals: T1, T2, T3, T4 and T4S.
Did you know? MAD is the second largest airport in Europe by physical size (at 3,050 ha/7,500 acres), just behind Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport!
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Location
The airport is located within the city limits of Madrid, just 13 km (8 mi) northeast of the Puerta del Sol or Plaza Mayor de Madrid, Madrid's beautiful historic centre.
Facilities
Facilities Include:
Postal Services: Mail drop boxes can be found in T1, T2 and T4
Family Servcies: Breastfeeding Lounges can be found in T4 and T2 and provide changing tables, microwaves, cots, a play area, and comfortable seating. There is also a childrens play area in T2
Eating and Drinking: There are food concessions throughout the airport, including Starbucks, Eating Point, and Espression Lavazza, as well as over 250 vending machines
Shopping: Duty-free shopping is available throughout all terminals, as well as a numner of retail shops.
Luggage Storage: Available throughout the terminals.
Mobile Charging: There are stations for charging digital devices within T4, and T4S, as well as at Mahoudrid coffee shop in T1.
ATMs: ATM chash machines are available throughout the terminals. Banking services are also provided by Bankia (T2 & T4).
Currency Exchange: Available throughout the terminals
Prayer: Prayer spaces available
Showers: Available in the Air Rooms (fees apply) in T4.
Air Rooms: There are 22 Air Roomes located inside Terminal 4 (Landside, Floor 1). Rooms can be booked for short-term day use (3 or 6 hours) between 10am and 6pm, or overnight. Showers are available, with a shower kit consisting of a towel and slippers are provided.
Lounges Include:
Neptuno Lounge: T4 Airside. This 24-hour lounge welcomes all (class) travellers (entry-fees apply). Available only for non-Schengen departure flights only. Enjoy drinks (including alcoholic), comfortable seating, showers, newspapers/magazines, internet access, flight monitors, and a bright modern space.
Plaza Mayor Lounge: T4 Airside. This lounge welcomes all (class) travellers (entry-fees apply). Available only for Schengen departure flights only. Enjoy drinks (including alcoholic), comfortable seating, showers, newspapers/magazines, internet access, flight monitors, and a bright modern space.
Premium Traveller Arrivals Lounge: T4 Landside. A 24-hour lounge open to all (class) passengers (entry-fees apply). Enjoy Enjoy drinks (including alcoholic), comfortable seating, showers, newspapers/magazines, internet access/computer workstations, flight monitors, TVs, and a bright modern space. VIP services available (fast track, premium parking, greeters) - fees apply.
Sala Puerta de Alcala: T2 Airside. Open to all (class) passengers on Schengen Domestic departure flights and departing from T2 or T3 only (fees apply). Enjoy drinks (including alcoholic), comfortable seating, children's play area, TVs, telephones, showers, newspapers/magazines, internet access, flight monitors, and a bright modern space.
Sala VIP Cibeles: T1 Airside. This 24-hour lounge welcomes all (class) travellers (entry-fees apply). Available only for non-Schengen departure flights only. Enjoy drinks (including alcoholic), comfortable seating, showers, newspapers/magazines, internet access, flight monitors, terrace, relaxation area, TVs, telephones, and a bright modern space.
Sala VIP Puerta Del Sol: T3 Airside. This lounge welcomes all (class) travellers (entry-fees apply). Available only for Schengen departure flights only. Enjoy drinks (including alcoholic), comfortable seating, newspapers/magazines, internet access, flight monitors, TVs, telephones, and a bright modern space.
Runways
| Direction | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 14R/32L | 4,100m/13,451ft | Asphalt |
| 18L/36R | 3,500m/11,482ft | Asphalt |
| 14L/32R | 3,500m/11,482ft | Asphalt |
| 18R/36L | 4,350m/14,268ft | Asphalt/Concrete |
Terminals
The airport has five terminals: T1, T2, T3, T4 and T4S. T1, T2 and T3 are located in the same building. T4 and T4S are in a seperate building which is connected by train and shuttle busses. T4 is the newest and most modern terminal building. T1 houses the low-cost carrier airlines, and has fewer seats and facilities.
Travel between terminals: It is quick and easy to travel between the airport's terminals. Shuttle buses and the Automatic People Mover train (the longest airport people mover system in Europe) connects all terminal buildings.
Airlines that fly to Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport
Airlines that use MAD as a Hub:
| Airline | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Iberia | A Coruña, Asturias, Athens, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bogotá, Boston, Brussels, Budapest, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cairo, Caracas, Chicago–O'Hare, Dakar–Diass, Düsseldorf, Florence, Geneva, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Hamburg, Havana, Jerez de la Frontera, Lima, Lisbon, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Marrakesh, Medellín–JMC, Mexico City, Miami, Milan–Linate, Milan–Malpensa, Montevideo, Munich, New York–JFK, Oslo–Gardermoen, Panama City, Paris–Orly, Porto, Prague, Quito, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Rome–Fiumicino, San José (CR), San Juan, San Salvador, Santander, Santiago, Santo Domingo–Las Americas, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Shanghai–Pudong, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tel Aviv, Tokyo–Narita, Venice, Vienna, Vigo, Washington–Dulles, Zagreb, Zürich Seasonal: Bastia, Bergen, Catania, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Faro, Genoa, Gran Canaria, Moscow–Domodedovo, Olbia, Saint Petersburg, San Francisco, Split |
| Iberia Express | Amsterdam, Berlin–Tegel, Birmingham, Copenhagen, Dublin, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, La Palma, London–Gatwick, Lyon, Málaga, Manchester, Nantes, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Rennes, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Tenerife–North, Tenerife–South Seasonal: Bari, Bucharest, Cagliari, Cork, Edinburgh, Heraklion, Kraków, Malta, Menorca, Mykonos, Palermo, Reykjavik–Keflavik, Santorini, Toulouse, Zadar |
| Iberia Regional | A Coruña, Alicante, Algiers, Almería, Asturias, Badajoz, Bologna, Bordeaux, Casablanca, Châlons-Vatry, Frankfurt, Granada, Ibiza, Jerez de la Frontera, Lisbon, Logroño, Lyon, Málaga, Marrakesh, Marseille, Melilla, Menorca, Nantes, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Pamplona, San Sebastián, Santander, Seville, Strasbourg, Tangier, Toulouse, Turin, Valencia, Vigo, Zürich Seasonal: Biarritz, Faro, Funchal, Malta, Split, Verona |
| Air Europa | A Coruña, Alicante, Amsterdam, Asturias, Asunción, Barcelona, Bilbao, Bogotá, Brussels, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cancún, Caracas, Casablanca, Cordoba (AR), Düsseldorf, Fortaleza (begins 20 December 2019), Frankfurt, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Guayaquil, Havana, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Lima, Lisbon, London–Gatwick, Málaga, Marrakesh, Medellín–JMC, Miami, Milan–Malpensa, Montevideo, Munich, New York–JFK, Palma de Mallorca, Panama City–Tocumen, Paris–Orly, Porto, Puerto Iguazú, Punta Cana, Quito, Recife, Rome–Fiumicino, Salvador, San Pedro Sula, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru, Santo Domingo–Las Americas, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Seville, Tel Aviv, Tenerife–North, Tunis, Valencia, Venice, Vigo, Zürich Seasonal: Alghero, Athens, Copenhagen, Santorini (begins 3 July 2020), Stockholm–Arlanda |
Other Airlines:
| Airline | Athens |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | Athens |
| Aer Lingus | Dublin |
| Aeroflot | Moscow–Sheremetyevo |
| Aerolíneas Argentinas | Buenos Aires–Ezeiza |
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
| Air Algérie | Algiers |
| Air Arabia Maroc | Tangier |
| airBaltic | Riga |
| Air Canada | Toronto–Pearson |
| Air China | Beijing–Capital, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly (from 29 March 2020) |
| Air India | Delhi |
| Air Moldova | Chișinău |
| Air Serbia | Belgrade |
| Air Transat | Montréal–Trudeau |
| Alitalia | Milan–Linate, Rome–Fiumicino |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York–JFK, Philadelphia Seasonal: Charlotte |
| Avianca | Bogotá, Cali, Medellín–JMC |
| Beijing Capital Airlines | Chengdu, Hangzhou |
| Blue Air | Bacău, Bucharest |
| Boliviana de Aviación | Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru |
| British Airways | London–Heathrow |
| Brussels Airlines | Brussels |
| Bulgaria Air | Sofia |
| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong |
| Ceiba Intercontinental Airlines | Malabo |
| China Eastern Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong, Xi'an |
| Cubana de Aviación | Havana, Santiago de Cuba |
| Czech Airlines | Prague |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, New York–JFK |
| easyJet | Berlin–Tegel, Bristol, Edinburgh, Lisbon, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Lyon, Milan–Malpensa, Paris–Charles de Gaulle |
| easyJet Switzerland | Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| El Al | Tel Aviv |
| Emirates | Dubai–International |
| Estelar Latinoamerica | Caracas |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi |
| Evelop Airlines | Cancún, Havana, Punta Cana Seasonal: Mauritius |
| Finnair | Helsinki |
| Hainan Airlines | Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík |
| Icelandair | destinaiotn |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| Korean Air | Seoul–Incheon |
| LATAM Brasil | São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| LATAM Chile | Frankfurt, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Guarulhos |
| LATAM Perú | Lima |
| Lauda | Vienna |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw–Chopin |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Munich |
| Luxair | Luxembourg |
| Middle East Airlines | Beirut |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Copenhagen (ending 6 January 2020), Gran Canaria (ending 7 January 2020), London–Gatwick, Los Angeles, New York–JFK (ending 29 March 2020), Oslo–Gardermoen, Reykjavik–Keflavik (ending 7 January 2020), Stockholm–Arlanda, Tenerife–North (ending 5 January 2020) Seasonal: Boston, Catania, Dubrovnik |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas | Caracas, Guayaquil, Lima, Quito |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| Royal Jordanian | Amman–Queen Alia |
| Ryanair | Athens, Bari, Beauvais, Bergamo, Berlin–Schönefeld, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cagliari, Catania, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Dublin, Eindhoven, Fes, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kiev–Boryspil, Kraków, Lanzarote, London–Stansted, Luxembourg, Malta, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille, Milan–Malpensa, Naples, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Prague, Rabat, Rome–Ciampino, Santiago de Compostela, Sofia, Tangier, Tenerife–North, Tenerife–South, Warsaw–Modlin Seasonal: Menorca, Vilnius, Wroclaw |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Geneva, Zürich |
| TAP Air Portugal | Lisbon, Porto |
| TAROM | Bucharest |
| Transavia France | Paris–Orly |
| TUI fly Belgium | Tunis |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Kiev–Boryspil, Lviv |
| United Airlines | Newark Seasonal: Washington–Dulles |
| Volotea | Bordeaux, Genoa, Nantes Seasonal: Alghero, Bastia |
| Vueling | Barcelona, Florence, Ibiza, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Rome–Fiumicino Seasonal: Menorca |
| Wamos Air | Cancún, Punta Cana |
| Wizz Air | Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova, Sibiu, Sofia, Timișoara, Vienna, Warsaw–Chopin |
Top Destinations
Top Domestic Routes 2017
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carrier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 2,341,062 | Air Europa, Iberia, Vueling |
| 2 | Palma de Mallorca | 1,816,204 | Air Europa, Air Nostrum, Iberia Express, Norwegian Air International, Ryanair |
| 3 | Gran Canaria | 1,511,303 | Air Europa, Iberia Express, Norwegian Air International, Ryanair |
| 4 | Tenerife (North) | 1,382,264 | Air Europa, Iberia Express, Norwegian Air International, Ryanair |
| 5 | Bilbao | 743,844 | Air Europa, Iberia, Swiftair |
Top European Routes 2018
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carrier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 2,341,062 | Air Europa, Iberia, Vueling |
| 2 | Palma de Mallorca | 1,816,204 | Air Europa, Air Nostrum, Iberia Express, Norwegian Air International, Ryanair |
| 3 | Gran Canaria | 1,511,303 | Air Europa, Iberia Express, Norwegian Air International, Ryanair |
| 4 | Tenerife (North) | 1,382,264 | Air Europa, Iberia Express, Norwegian Air International, Ryanair |
| 5 | Bilbao | 743,844 | Air Europa, Iberia, Swiftair |
Busiest Intercontinental Routes 2018
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carrier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogotá, Colombia | 883,716 | Air Europa, Avianca, Iberia |
| 2 | Buenos Aires (Ezeiza), Argentina | 866,449 | Aerolíneas Argentinas, Air Europa, Iberia |
| 3 | New York (JFK), United States | 849,947 | Air Europa, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Iberia, Norwegian Air Shuttle |
| 4 | Mexico City, Mexico | 782,073 | Aeroméxico, Iberia |
| 5 | Miami, United States | 708,340 | Air Europa, American Airlines, Iberia |
How to get to Madrid Airport
By Bus
There are several bus lines that run from the airport to central Madrid, and local locations with connections to the rest of Spain. Bus options include city buses, intercity buses, and long distance coaches.
By Train
From T4, Line C1 of Renfe Cercanias connects passengers from the airport directly to top locations in Madrid.
By Underground
The underground Metro Line 8 departs from all of MAD's terminals to the Nuevos Ministerios station in central Madrid. The travel time to Nuevos Ministerios station from the airprot is just about 12 to 15 minutes.
By Car Rental
There are a number of car rental companies with rental facilities on-site, with counters located in Terminal 1 and Terminal 4. Companies include: Avis/Budget, Europcar/Interrent, Hertz/Firefly, Enterprise, Gold, and Sixt.