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| Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport | ||
| height | 610 m | |
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| IATA code | MAD | |
| ICAO code | LEMD | |
| Number of passengers | 57.891.340 (2018) | |
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The Madrid airport (Madrid-Barajas) is the largest airport in Spain and the fifth largest commercial airport in Europe. As an aviation hub, the airport is the most important hub from Europe to South America, it is located around 12 km northeast of the city center of Madrid.
background
The airport is operated by AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación), a Spanish state-owned company.
The total capacity of the airport is 70 million passengers per year, 35 million of which are accounted for by the T4 terminal and 15 million by the T4S satellite terminal.
Other airports near Madrid are Madrid-Cuatro Vientos (Police, rescue), Madrid-Torrejon and the airport Madrid-Getafe. However, these airfields are mainly used for military purposes and for community service.
history
The first considerations for the airport were made in the early 1920s, construction began in 1928, the Aeropuerto Barajas opened on April 22, 1931, and it was designed for 30,000 passengers a year. The first commercial route was a postal line to Barcelona in 1933. The first paved runway was built in 1944 with a length of 1,400 meters and a width of 48 meters.
The first transcontinental scheduled flight connections to America have existed since the 1950s, Terminal T2 was built and 500,000 passengers were handled annually. In 1965 the airport got its current name Madrid-Barajas. The current T1 terminal was rebuilt from 1971, the new freight terminal was completed in 1994, and the T4 terminal with T4s was opened in 2006, together with two new runways.
The sad date in the history of the airport is December 30, 2006, when two people were killed in an ETA bomb attack on the parking deck of Terminal 4. On August 20, 2008, Spanair (a former Spanish airline) had an accident on flight JK 5022 (Lufthansa LH 2554) with 173 people on board at take-off, resulting in 154 fatalities.
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Madrid (Center) | 13 km |
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| Salamanca | 220 km |
| Zaragoza | 3107 km |
| Valencia | 360 km |
| Seville | 530 km |
By train
The lines 
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the Cercanias drive to Terminal 4. Single journey € 2.60 (2019). Particularly interesting for connections is C1, which goes to the Chamartín and Atocha stations. The bus stations for long-distance routes are at the Méndez Álvaro and Príncipe Pío stops.
From Madrid's financial center, Nuevos Ministerios station, there is a direct metro connection (line 8) to T1, T2, T3 and T4, travel time: 12-15 minutes. Price, with airport surcharge (2019): 6 €. (Extra purchased surcharge of € 3 to the normal fare zone A € 4.50-5.00). Ticket office 6:05 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
By bus
Access to the airport by city or regional bus from the center of Madrid and from the Avenida de América transfer station.
- Lines 101, 200, 822 and 824 go to terminals T1 (level 1) with T3.
- Lines 827, 828 go to Terminal T4, Level 0.
Long-distance buses
- As a, from T4 mainly in northern Spanish cities, 2019 including: Zaragoza, Barcelona, Valladolid, León, Murcia, Alicante, Gijón, Oviedo, Lugo, Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Burgos, Vitoria, San Sebastián, Santander, Bilbao, Logroño and Pamplona.
- Avanzabus several times a day to Ávila, Castellón, Salamanca, Valencia and Zamora. Departures: T4, level 0, T1 at the bus parking lot.
- Socibus, drives to Ayamonte, Córdoba, Cadiz, Jerez and Seville in Andalusia, from T1, bus parking lot. Tickets at Viajes Vereda in the arrival hall of T1.
With the taxi
There are taxi ranks at all terminals (except for the T4S satellite terminal).
For the journey by taxi from the city center of Madrid, depending on the traffic, a fare of around € 30 must be expected.
In the street
- Access terminals T1 - T3 via the Autovia
- Access Terminal T4 via the Autovia
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No. 4 or via the 110
Airlines and Destinations
The airport is the home airport of various airlines, several other companies operate a base at the airport, and Madrid-Barajas has a total of over 100 Airlines approached.
An actual List of all destinations and airlines is available on the website.
Terminals
- 1 Terminal T1 is the main terminal. Color code is orange;
- 2 Terminal T2 Identification color green, is used by domestic flights and flights to destinations in the Schengen area.
Terminal 2 is used for flights to the Schengen countries and domestic Spanish air traffic.
- 3 Terminal T3 The color code is green and is used exclusively by the airlines Iberia and Air Nostrum for flights to France and Portugal
Shuttles run between the terminals.
- 4 Terminal T4 Identification color yellow / orange, non-Schengen flights with the satellite terminal T4S (identification color green / blue) went into operation in 2006.
- 5 Terminal T4 Satellite (T4S) a satellite terminal of Terminal T4, which is a separate building. It is used by T4 airlines for flights outside the Schengen area. T4S serves primarily as a hub for the Spanish airline Iberia and as a check-in hall for the oneworld airline alliance. An automated shuttle runs between level 2 between T4 and the satellite.
Arrivals
ATMs are in all arrival areas, level 0 of the terminals. There are also bank counters and exchange offices in T1 and T4.
departure
Change
security
mobility
The airport and the new terminals T4, T4S are very spacious and spacious, so, despite the long conveyor belts, longer transfer times for movements within the airport area must be planned.
Terminal T4 with its satellite terminal T4S is located around four kilometers north of Terminals T1, T2 and T3 and is connected to them by a free transit bus to Terminal T4.
The two terminals T4 and T4S are connected to one another by an underground shuttle train (APT) at a distance of approx. Two kilometers. The train runs approx. Every three minutes, travel time approx. Four minutes.
activities
Lounges
Planespotting
shop
There are a total of over 100 shops at the airport, including duty-free shopping.
kitchen
There are numerous bars and restaurants at the airport and spread across all terminals.
accommodation
There are no hotels on the airport premises.
health
Emergency call for airport doctors: 917 466 112. They are located in T2 and T4 on the arrivals level and are open 24 hours a day.
Practical advice
- Madrid Barajas Airport, Avenida de la Hispanidad, s / n, 28042 Madrid, Spain. Tel.: 34 (0)913 936 000.
- Service phone (Aena Information Line) at the airport: 34 902 404 -704;
- Post office counter is in T1, arrival hall. Open Mon-Fri 8.30 a.m.-2.30 p.m., Sat. 9.30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Luggage storage in T1 level 0 in front of hall 2; T2, level 1; T4, arrival area. Price per item: € 6 for 2 hours or € 10 for 24 hours. Boxes for checking in bicycles as luggage are also sold here.
Offices of Tourist info at the airport:
- Oficina de información turística aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas ((City of Madrid)) (Terminal T2 & T4). Tel.: 34 (0)913 338252.
- Oficina de información turística aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas (Terminal 1, Arrivals (llegadas), Salas 10 y 11). Tel.: 34 (0)902 100 00. Open: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Web links
- http://www.aena.es/en/madrid-barajas-airport/index.html (en) - Official website of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
