MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- IATA code
- MAD
- ICAO code
- LEMD
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 68,043,437
- 2025 · +2.9% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 182
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Europe/Madrid
- Elevation
- 609 m
- 1,998 ft
- Runways
- 4
- Longest 4,350 m
Jan–Mar 2026: 16,138,002 passengers, +4.2% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About MAD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is a large airport serving Madrid, Spain. It opened in 1928 and is run by ENAIRE. 68,043,437 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 182 nonstop routes from MAD.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from MAD
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| MAD → PMI | 549 km | 2,206,891 |
| MAD → BCN | 484 km | 2,036,488 |
| MAD → FCO | 1,334 km | 1,977,438 |
| MAD → LPA | 1,765 km | 1,970,045 |
| MAD → LIS | 514 km | 1,906,228 |
| MAD → TFN | 1,771 km | 1,785,863 |
| MAD → ORY | 1,028 km | 1,585,160 |
| MAD → LHR | 1,243 km | 1,550,044 |
| MAD → BOG | 8,033 km | 1,546,093 |
| MAD → AMS | 1,459 km | 1,228,527 |
| MAD → MEX | 9,080 km | 1,208,106 |
| MAD → EZE | 10,062 km | 1,077,881 |
| MAD → CDG | 1,063 km | 1,052,407 |
| MAD → OPO | 439 km | 1,042,503 |
| MAD → BRU | 1,314 km | 1,014,027 |
| MAD → LIM | 9,519 km | 985,526 |
| MAD → IBZ | 461 km | 961,479 |
| MAD → MXP | 1,151 km | 957,358 |
| MAD → FRA | 1,421 km | 905,304 |
| MAD → MUC | 1,498 km | 892,628 |
| MAD → JFK | 5,775 km | 839,449 |
| MAD → BIO | 317 km | 808,113 |
| MAD → MIA | 7,119 km | 787,571 |
| MAD → GRU | 8,355 km | 786,006 |
| MAD → SCL | 10,699 km | 777,760 |
| MAD → LCG | 506 km | 777,002 |
| MAD → ZRH | 1,240 km | 760,806 |
| MAD → AGP | 431 km | 696,645 |
| MAD → VGO | 465 km | 686,925 |
| MAD → ACE | 1,574 km | 645,396 |
| MAD → LGW | 1,213 km | 637,629 |
| MAD → DOH | 5,339 km | 617,069 |
| MAD → DUB | 1,452 km | 599,877 |
| MAD → VCE | 1,410 km | 581,316 |
| MAD → GVA | 1,010 km | 548,980 |
| MAD → BER | 1,852 km | 537,137 |
| MAD → SDQ | 6,697 km | 527,931 |
| MAD → ATH | 2,384 km | 501,441 |
| MAD → IST | 2,708 km | 495,000 |
| MAD → DXB | 5,660 km | 478,824 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at MAD on flights to and from the US
- IB Iberia Air Lines Of Spain · 7,784 flights
- AA American Airlines · 4,083 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 1,570 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 1,197 flights
- UX Air Europa · 1,086 flights
- B6 JetBlue Airways · 382 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| SLM | Salamanca Airport | 170 km |
| VLL | Valladolid Airport | 172 km |
| RJL | Logroño-Agoncillo Airport | 242 km |
| ZAZ | Zaragoza Airport | 249 km |
| VIT | Vitoria Airport | 275 km |
Distance from MAD to the major hubs
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| MAD → LHR | 1,243 km | 1,550,044 |
| MAD → DXB | 5,660 km | 478,824 |
| MAD → CDG | 1,063 km | 1,052,407 |
| MAD → FRA | 1,421 km | 905,304 |
| MAD → IST | 2,708 km | 495,000 |
| MAD → AMS | 1,459 km | 1,228,527 |
| MAD → JFK | 5,775 km | 839,449 |
| MAD → ATL | 6,976 km | — |
| MAD → LAX | 9,406 km | — |
| MAD → SIN | 11,391 km | — |
| MAD → HND | 10,791 km | — |
| MAD → DOH | 5,339 km | 617,069 |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 4,350 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
| 14R/32L | 3,988 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
| 14L/32R | 3,500 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
| 18L/36R | 3,500 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Madrid, Madrid (community), Spain · 40.4934, -3.5722
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