Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Madrid Barajas
Adolfo Suárez Airport^[1]

Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez
Madrid-Barajas
Madrid Barajas; Adolfo Suárez Airport; Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez ; Madrid-Barajas
	IATA: MAD; ICAO: LEMD;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	ENAIRE
Operator	Aena
Serves	Madrid, Spain
Location	District of Barajas, Madrid
Hub for	Air Europa; Iberia;
Focus city for	Evelop Airlines; Norwegian Air Shuttle; Ryanair; Wamos Air;
Elevation AMSL	610 m / 2,000 ft
Coordinates	40°28′20″N 003°33′39″W / 40.47222°N 3.56083°W
Website	aena.es
Map
	MAD Location within Madrid MAD MAD (Community of Madrid) MAD MAD (Spain) MAD MAD (Europe)
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Passengers
Passengers	57,891,340
Passenger change 17-18	8.4%
Aircraft Movements	409,832
Movements change 17-18	5.7%
Cargo (t)	518,859
Cargo change 17-18	9.9%
Economic impact (2012)	$10.9 billion
Social impact (2012)	130,900
	Sources: Passenger Traffic, AENA; Spanish AIP, AENA

Adolfo Suárez, Madrid-Barajas Airport is Madrid's biggest airport. It is in the district of Barajas, northeast of the centre of Madrid. On March 24, 2014, the Spanish government announced that they will rename the airport after last Prime Minister of Spain Adolfo Suarez.

History

The airport was originally set up in 1931. At first it was only a small building. The first terminal, now known as Terminal 2, was built in 1952. Air traffic increased. It was designed by Madrid-based architect Antonio Lamela. Because of this the airport was again expanded in 1971. Terminal 1 was made. It was meant for international traffic. In 1997, Terminal 3, then known as Terminal Norte opened. It was mainly for the Air Shuttle service between Madrid and Barcelona. Terminal 4 was opened, together with its satellite terminal, in February 2006.^[4]

Terminals

The airport has four terminal buildings and a satellite terminal: T1, T2, T3, T4 and T4S. The three first are connected. T4 can be reached with a free shuttle bus. The satellite terminal is reachable from the T4 by an underground automatic train.

Statistics


	Passengers	Aircraft Movements	Cargo (tonnes)

2001	34,050,215	375,558	295,944
2002	33,915,302	368,029	295,711
2003	35,855,861	383,804	307,026
2004	38,718,614	401,503	341,177
2005	42,146,784	415,704	333,138
2006	45,799,983	434,959	325,702
2007	52,110,787	483,292	325,201
2008	50,846,494	469,746	329,187
2009	48,437,147	435,187	302,863
2010	49,863,504	433,683	373,380
2011	49,662,512	429,381	393,431	Source: Aena Statistics

Public transport

The metro de Madrid underground line 8 stops at terminal T2 and at terminal T4, and a supplement applies for both stops. Renfe commuter trains (Cercanías) on the C-1 line stop at terminal T4. The airport is also connected by bus and coach services to regional and national destinations.

Gallery

Terminal T2 main building
Interior of terminal T4
Exterior view of the T4S terminal
An Iberia Airbus A340 at Madrid-Barajas Airport. Madrid is the largest hub for Iberia.
An Aeromexico Boeing 777 at Madrid-Barajas Airport in 2015.