Madrid–Barajas Airport

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas
IATA: MAD ICAO: LEMD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ENAIRE
Serves	Madrid, Spain
Location	District of Barajas, Madrid
Hub for	Air Europa Iberia
Focus city for	Evelop Airlines Norwegian Air International Ryanair Vueling Wamos Air
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 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 (7.7%) Aircraft Movements 378,150 (3.1%) Cargo 415,773 (9.0%) Economic impact $10.9 billion Social impact 130,900
Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA Spanish AIP, AENA

Passengers	50,420,583 (7.7%)
Aircraft Movements	378,150 (3.1%)
Cargo	415,773 (9.0%)
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: MAD, ICAO: 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.