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Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

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4Runways
14,271Longest (ft)
1,998Elevation (ft)
153Route Records
67Airline Records
UTC+1Timezone
105Mapped Stands

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Route Intelligence

66Well Connected
Shortest route
RJLLogroño-Agoncillo Airport242.3 km
Iberia Airlines
Longest route
SCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport10,719.3 km
LAN Airlines
Nearest international
LDETarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport420 km
Iberia Airlines
Longest international
SCLComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport10,719.3 km
Iberia Airlines
Longest domestic
SPCLa Palma Airport1,846.8 km
Iberia Airlines

Airport Connectivity Score

66/100

Well Connected

Destinations served153 destinations
Airline diversity67 airlines
Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

14L/32R11,483 ftAsphaltLIT
14R/32L13,084 ftAsphaltLIT
18L/36R11,483 ftAsphaltLIT
18R/36L14,271 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul
77
medium-haul
35
long-haul
21
ultra-long-haul
20

Geographic Context

Nearest airport
TOJMadrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base9.8 km
Nearest same country
TOJMadrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base9.8 km
Nearest international
BGCBragança Airport303.1 km
Farthest airport
PMRPalmerston North Airport19,943.8 km
Within 500 km: 44 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 151 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 488 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1TOJMadrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base9.8 kmM
2SLMSalamanca Airport170.4 kmM
3VLLValladolid Airport172.3 kmM
4CQMCiudad Real International Airport185.2 kmM
5TEVTeruel Airport199.5 kmM
6RGSBurgos Airport207.3 kmM
7ABCAlbacete Airport / Los Llanos Air Base225.5 kmM
8RJLLogroño-Agoncillo Airport242.3 kmM
9ZAZZaragoza Airport249 kmL
10VITVitoria Airport274.9 kmM

ATC Frequencies11

APPMADRID APP127.5 MHz
ATISATIS118.25 MHz
ATIS DEPATIS Departure130.85 MHz
CLDDelivery East130.075 MHz
CLDDelivery West130.35 MHz
EMRFIRE122.975 MHz
GNDGND121.85 MHz
TWRTWR 36L118.07 MHz
TWRTWR 14R118.15 MHz
TWRTWR 36R118.67 MHz
TWRTWR 14L118.975 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320
61
738
59
319
55
321
31
333
28
346
21
32S
20
E90
19
332
18
CRK
18

Live Departures & Arrivals6

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UAE9955B77L2,575 ft
KLM82ZA21N3,675 ft
RYR5NYB7388,075 ft
PUE502A3323,775 ft
RYR1133B738On ground
P14Unknown typeOn ground

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

Boeing 777-F1H at Sydney Kingsford Smith Int'l Airport - YSSYPhoto: FZM_AVIATION via JetPhotosAirbus A321-252NX at Manchester Ringway Int'l Airport - EGCCPhoto: Stephen Groom via JetPhotosBoeing 737-8AS at Manchester Ringway Int'l Airport - EGCCPhoto: Tom Hitchen via JetPhotosAirbus A330-202 at Dresden-Klotzsche - EDDCPhoto: Martin Rogosz via JetPhotosBoeing 737-8AS at Warsaw Chopin Airport - EPWAPhoto: RAFAL KUKOWSKI via JetPhotos

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Airline Records in Dataset67

A3Aegean Airlines
EIAer Lingus
AMAeroMéxico
SUAeroflot Russian Airlines
ARAerolineas Argentinas
AHAir Algerie
ABAir Berlin
CAAir China
UXAir Europa
AFAir France
AZAlitalia
AAAmerican Airlines
OBAstrakhan Airlines
AVAvianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia
BABritish Airways
SNBrussels Airlines
FBBulgaria Air
CXCathay Pacific
MUChina Eastern Airlines
E9Compagnie Africaine d\\'Aviation
V0Conviasa
CUCubana de Aviación
OKCzech Airlines
DLDelta Air Lines
MSEgyptair
LYEl Al Israel Airlines
EKEmirates
ETEthiopian Airlines
AYFinnair
4UGermanwings
HUHainan Airlines
IBIberia Airlines
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KEKorean Air
LALAN Airlines
LOLOT Polish Airlines
LHLufthansa Cargo
LGLuxair
HGNiki
DYNorwegian Air Shuttle
+27 more

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Airport HistoryEst. 1931

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport has served as Spain's principal gateway since 1931, growing from a modest airfield into one of Europe's busiest hubs and the main crossing point between Europe and Latin America. Its Richard Rogers-designed Terminal 4, opened in 2006, is one of the largest and most acclaimed airport buildings in the world. The airport was renamed in 2014 in honor of Adolfo Suárez, Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the Franco era.

✦Terminal 4's undulating, bamboo-lined roof won the 2006 RIBA Stirling Prize, one of architecture's most prestigious awards.
✦Barajas is the primary hub for Iberia and is often described as Europe's main gateway to Latin America.
✦The airport is named after Adolfo Suárez, Spain's first democratically elected prime minister following the Franco dictatorship.
✦Madrid–Barajas is consistently among the five busiest airports in Europe by passenger numbers.
✦Terminal 4 and its satellite building are linked by one of Europe's longer automated underground people-mover systems.
1931
Barajas Airport inaugurated

Barajas Airport is officially inaugurated on the outskirts of Madrid, becoming the capital's civil airport.

1998
Major expansion launched

A large expansion program is launched to build new runways and a huge new terminal complex to relieve chronic congestion.

2006
Terminal 4 opens

Terminal 4, designed by Richard Rogers Partnership and Estudio Lamela, opens and later wins the RIBA Stirling Prize, becoming one of the world's largest airport terminal complexes.

2006
ETA car bombing

A car bomb planted by the Basque separatist group ETA explodes in the Terminal 4 parking structure on December 30, killing two people and ending an ETA ceasefire.

2010
Air traffic controllers' strike

A wildcat strike by Spanish air traffic controllers shuts down flights nationwide, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and place air traffic control under military authority.

2014
Airport renamed

The airport is renamed Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, honoring Spain's first prime minister after the restoration of democracy, who died that year.

2019
Record passenger traffic

Annual passenger traffic surpasses 61 million, making Madrid one of the busiest airports in Europe just before the pandemic downturn.

Operator
Spanish state (direct administration)1931 – 1991
Aena (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea)1991 – presentState-controlled airport operator, partially privatized via a stock market listing in 2015.

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