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Barajas International Airport
Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas
IATA: MAD – ICAO: LEMD
Summary
Airport type
Public
Operator
Aena
Location
Madrid, Spain
Elevation AMSL
610 m / 2,000 ft
Coordinates
40°29'3?N 003°34'00?W? / ?40.48417, -3.566667
Runways
Direction
Length
Surface
m
ft
15R/33L
4,100
13,451
Asphalt
18L/36R
3,500
11,483
Asphalt
15L/33R
3,500
11,483
Asphalt
18R/36L
4,350
14,272
Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Passengers
52,143,275
Aircraft movements
483,284
Source: Airports Council International[1]
New Terminal 4 Interior
Madrid Barajas International Airport (IATA: MAD, ICAO: LEMD) is the main international airport serving the Spanish capital, Madrid. Opened in 1928, the airport has grown to be one of the most important aviation centers of Europe. It is also worth noting that Barajas is the name of the town in the immediate vicinity to the airport with its own metro station on the same line serving Barajas airport. Barajas serves as the gateway to the Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe and the world, particularly Latin America. In 2007, more than 52 million[1] passengers used Barajas; it ranks as the world's 10th—and Europe's fourth—busiest airport and the biggest one by terminal area in the world. Barajas is the primary hub and maintenance base for Iberia Airlines. Consequently, Iberia is responsible for more than 60 percent of Barajas' traffic.[2]
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