MAD · Madrid, Spain
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 40.4934° N, 3.5722° W
Madrid–Barajas Airport
International airport serving Madrid, Spain
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MAD
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4019; ident LEMD; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
aena.es
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Madrid–Barajas Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
24 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
MAD / LEMD
OurAirports ident
LEMD
GPS / local code
LEMD
ISO region
ES-MD
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
aena.es
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q166276
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Madrid · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
14 km
Approximate distance to central Madrid.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Madrid
Languages
Spanish, Catalan
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
505,992 km²
Passenger volume
68.1 million passengers
Terminals
4 terminals / 1 satellite building
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
14,271 ft / 4,350 m
Runway surface
asphalt (4)
Opened / operator
1931 · Aena
Owner / entity
ENAIRE
Hub airlines
Iberia, Air Europa
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
24 source-backed signals
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Madrid, Spain. Madrid's built-up core sits roughly 14 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD / LEMD) is at 40.4934° N, 3.5722° W, elevation 1,998 ft (609 m), serving Madrid, Spain.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Madrid is in Spain (capital Madrid); regulated by Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA); on Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Spanish, Catalan, Basque; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Madrid: 14 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MAD.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD / LEMD)
Madrid–Barajas Airport · International airport serving Madrid, Spain
Known label 1
Leganés
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MAD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Madrid Barajas International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MAD, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LEMD · LEMD · ES-MD
aena.es · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is the main international airport serving Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for MAD; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Barajas de Madrid
barajas-de-madrid · 2.2 km from MAD
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 43,423 · city coordinates 40.4737, -3.5778
2. Alameda de Osuna
alameda-de-osuna · 4.8 km from MAD
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 19,685 · city coordinates 40.4518, -3.5867
3. Rejas
rejas · 5.4 km from MAD
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 17,389 · city coordinates 40.4451, -3.5702
4. Valdefuentes
valdefuentes · 5.4 km from MAD
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 69,176 · city coordinates 40.4937, -3.6359
5. Canillejas
canillejas · 5.9 km from MAD
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 29,067 · city coordinates 40.4484, -3.6085
6. Hortaleza
hortaleza · 6.2 km from MAD
Spain · Europe/Madrid · +0h · population 161,661 · city coordinates 40.4744, -3.6411
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. ZAZ LEZG
Zaragoza Airport · Zaragoza
249 km from MAD · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 863 ft (263 m) · airport coordinates 41.6662, -1.0415
2. VLC LEVC
Valencia Airport · Valencia
286 km from MAD · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 240 ft (73 m) · airport coordinates 39.4892, -0.4810
3. ALC LEAL
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Alicante
357 km from MAD · Europe/Madrid · +0h · elevation 142 ft (43 m) · airport coordinates 38.2822, -0.5582
Route-time reference set
1. MAD-ZAZ
Zaragoza · 249 km · 1h 9m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from MAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MAD-VLC
Valencia · 286 km · 1h 12m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from MAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MAD-ALC
Alicante · 357 km · 1h 17m
Europe/Madrid · +0h from MAD; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 14,271 ft / 4,350 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (4)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MAD.
Runway identifiers
14L/32R · 14R/32L · 18L/36R · 18R/36L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. ZAZ LEZG
Zaragoza Airport · Zaragoza · 249 km from MAD
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 863 ft (263 m) · 41.6662, -1.0415
2. VLC LEVC
Valencia Airport · Valencia · 286 km from MAD
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 240 ft (73 m) · 39.4892, -0.4810
3. ALC LEAL
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Alicante · 357 km from MAD
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 142 ft (43 m) · 38.2822, -0.5582
4. RMU LEMI
Region of Murcia International Airport · Corvera · 366 km from MAD
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 644 ft (196 m) · 37.8029, -1.1249
5. SVQ LEZL
Seville Airport · Seville · 396 km from MAD
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 112 ft (34 m) · 37.4180, -5.8931
6. REU LERS
Reus Airport · Reus · 405 km from MAD
large airport · Europe/Madrid · spain · 233 ft (71 m) · 41.1475, 1.1684
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas is the main airport serving Madrid and Spain's largest airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MAD.
Source note 2
The passenger complex includes four terminals, with Terminal 4 supported by a satellite building.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MAD.
Source note 3
In 2025, 68.1 million passengers travelled through Madrid–Barajas, making it the country's busiest airport as well as Europe's fifth-busiest.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MAD.
Country and authority
MAD sits in Spain (Kingdom of Spain), whose capital is Madrid. Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Southern Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician. Currency context: EUR (€). MAD is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
MAD is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Leganés, Madrid Barajas International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport serving Madrid, Spain. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is the main international airport serving Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q166276 · Madrid-Barajas Airport. Owner / owning body: ENAIRE. Administrative area: Barajas. Named after: Madrid · Q214367 · Barajas
Field and clock profile
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 1,998 ft (609 m), positioned at 40.4934° N, 3.5722° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 14,271 ft / 4,350 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Barajas de Madrid is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.2 km. ZAZ Zaragoza is the closest retained airport alternative at 249 km.
Country airport peers
MAD is compared with ZAZ Zaragoza at 249 km, VLC Valencia at 286 km, ALC Alicante at 357 km, RMU Corvera at 366 km, SVQ Seville at 396 km inside the retained Spain airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
MAD-ZAZ Zaragoza: 249 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. MAD-VLC Valencia: 286 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. MAD-ALC Alicante: 357 km, about 1h 17m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LEMD backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. aena.es is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
68.1 million passengers
Airline role
Iberia, Air Europa
Terminal footprint
4 terminals / 1 satellite building
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 14,271 ft / 4,350 m
Runway identifiers
14L/32R, 14R/32L, 18L/36R, 18R/36L
OurAirports classifies MAD as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
MAD (LEMD) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 68.1 million passengers, operating from a moderate-elevation field at 1,998 ft (609 m).
MAD also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as spain's largest airport and primary madrid hub for iberia and air europa..
MAD's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 14,271 ft / 4,350 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (4).
Aena is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for MAD.
- Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas is the main airport serving Madrid and Spain's largest airport.
- The passenger complex includes four terminals, with Terminal 4 supported by a satellite building.
- In 2025, 68.1 million passengers travelled through Madrid–Barajas, making it the country's busiest airport as well as Europe's fifth-busiest.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at aena.es, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MAD
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
MAD uses Europe/Madrid (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is about 14 km from central Madrid; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
ZAZ Zaragoza is the closest retained alternate at 249 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
aena.es is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place MAD inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MAD ranks #6 in the curated Spain airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
MAD shares Europe/Madrid with AGP Málaga ES · ALC Alicante ES · BCN Barcelona ES · GRO Girona ES · PMI Palma de Mallorca ES · REU Reus ES. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MAD is 1,998 ft (609 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include KLV 1,989 ft (606 m) (9 ft delta) · DAM 2,020 ft (616 m) (22 ft delta) · RUH 2,049 ft (625 m) (51 ft delta) · FMM 2,077 ft (633 m) (79 ft delta) · FEZ 1,900 ft (579 m) (98 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MAD's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are ZAZ 249 km +0h · VLC 286 km +0h · ALC 357 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaragoza | ZAZ | 249 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Valencia | VLC | 286 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Alicante | ALC | 357 km | 1h 17m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MAD to ZAZ
Zaragoza
Distance 249 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from MAD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MAD to VLC
Valencia
Distance 286 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from MAD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MAD to ALC
Alicante
Distance 357 km; estimated travel window 1h 17m; destination zone Europe/Madrid is +0h from MAD. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Madrid is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MAD, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Barajas de Madrid
barajas-de-madrid · 2.2 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Alameda de Osuna
alameda-de-osuna · 4.8 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rejas
rejas · 5.4 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Valdefuentes
valdefuentes · 5.4 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Canillejas
canillejas · 5.9 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hortaleza
hortaleza · 6.2 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Canillas
canillas · 6.3 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pinar del Rey
pinar-del-rey · 6.7 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Piovera
piovera · 6.8 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Blas-Canillejas
san-blas-canillejas · 7.1 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rosas
rosas · 7.6 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Apostol Santiago
apostol-santiago · 7.6 km · Europe/Madrid
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is associated in the current source trail with Iberia, Air Europa, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Zaragoza (ZAZ), Valencia (VLC), Alicante (ALC). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Spain's largest airport and primary Madrid hub for Iberia and Air Europa..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 68.1 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: 4 terminals / 1 satellite building.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 14,271 ft / 4,350 m; identifiers 14L/32R, 14R/32L, 18L/36R.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (4); 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Aena.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1931.
- Network role: Iberia, Air Europa.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MAD. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Zaragoza AirportZAZ
Zaragoza · large airport
- Distance
- 249 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 863 ft (263 m)
Compare against ZAZ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Valencia AirportVLC
Valencia · large airport
- Distance
- 286 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 240 ft (73 m)
Compare against VLC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández AirportALC
Alicante · large airport
- Distance
- 357 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 142 ft (43 m)
Compare against ALC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) in?▾
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is in the Europe/Madrid timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport?▾
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport uses IATA code MAD and ICAO code LEMD.
Where is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport located?▾
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is located in Madrid, Spain at coordinates 40.4934° N, 3.5722° W, with an elevation of 1,998 ft (609 m) (moderate-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport from central Madrid?▾
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport sits roughly 14 km from the nearest mapped city center for Madrid.
Which route reference is most useful from MAD?▾
Zaragoza (ZAZ) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 9m, destination timezone Europe/Madrid, and a +0h difference from MAD.
Which authority regulates MAD?▾
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport sits inside Spain, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA).
What other airports in Spain are close peers to MAD?▾
MAD's curated peers in Spain on this site include ZAZ Zaragoza, VLC Valencia, ALC Alicante, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport have?▾
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 14,271 ft / 4,350 m; identifiers include 14L/32R, 14R/32L, 18L/36R.