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Madrid–Barajas Airport

Adolfo Suárez
Madrid–Barajas Airport

Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez
Madrid-Barajas
Madrid-Barajas - Aerial photograph.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator ENAIRE
Serves Madrid, Spain
Location District of Barajas, Madrid
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 610 m / 2,000 ft
Coordinates 40°28′20″N 003°33′39″W / 40.47222°N 3.56083°W / 40.47222; -3.56083Coordinates: 40°28′20″N 003°33′39″W / 40.47222°N 3.56083°W / 40.47222; -3.56083
Website http://www.aena.es/en/madrid-barajas-airport/index.html
Map
MAD is located in Madrid
MAD
MAD
Location within Madrid
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14R/32L 4,100 13,451 Asphalt
18L/36R 3,500 11,482 Asphalt
14L/32R 3,500 11,482 Asphalt
18R/36L 4,350 14,268 Asphalt / Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 50,420,583 (Increase7.7%)
Aircraft Movements 378,150 (Increase3.1%)
Cargo 415,773 (Increase9.0%)
Economic impact $10.9 billion
Social impact 130,900
Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA
Spanish AIP, AENA
Passengers 50,420,583 (Increase7.7%)
Aircraft Movements 378,150 (Increase3.1%)
Cargo 415,773 (Increase9.0%)
Economic impact $10.9 billion
Social impact 130,900

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas [(a)eɾoˈpwerto aˈðolfo ˈswaɾeθ maˈðɾi(ð) βaˈɾaxas]) (IATA: MADICAO: LEMD), commonly known as Madrid–Barajas Airport, is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. At 3,050 ha (7,500 acres) in area, it is the largest airport in Europe by physical size along with Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. In 2015, almost 47 million passengers used Madrid–Barajas, making it the country's largest and busiest airport, Southern Europe's busiest and Europe's sixth busiest.

The airport opened in 1928, and has grown to be one of the most important aviation centres of Europe. Located within the city limits of Madrid, it is just 9 km (6 mi) from the city's financial district and 13 km (8 mi) northeast of the Puerta del Sol, Madrid's historic centre. The airport name derives from the adjacent district of Barajas, which has its own metro station on the same rail line serving the airport. Barajas serves as the gateway to the Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe and the world, and is a particularly key link between Europe and Latin America. The airport is the primary hub and maintenance base for Iberia. Consequently, Iberia is responsible for more than 60 percent of Barajas' traffic. The airport has five passenger terminals named T1, T2, T3, T4 and T4S.

The airport was constructed in 1927, opening to national and international air traffic on 22 April 1931, although regular commercial operations began two years later. A small terminal was constructed with a capacity for 30,000 passengers a year, in addition to several hangars and the building of the Avión Club. The first regular flight was established by Lineas Aéreas Postales Españolas (LAPE) with its line to Barcelona. Later, in the 1930s international flights started to serve some European and African destinations.


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