AirportsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is a large airport serving Madrid, in Madrid (community), Spain. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MAD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MAD
- ICAO code
- LEMD
- City
- Madrid
- State or region
- Madrid (community)
- Country
- Spain
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 40.4934° N, 3.5722° W
- Elevation
- 609 m (1,998 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 4,350 m (14,271 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MAD means Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LEMD. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.4934° N, 3.5722° W. It stands 609 metres (1,998 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Madrid, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 4,350 metres (14,271 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 44 airports of Spain on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 4,350 m 14,271 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14R/32L | 3,988 m 13,084 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14L/32R | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18L/36R | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Salamanca AirportSalamanca | SLM | 170 km |
| Valladolid AirportValladolid | VLL | 172 km |
| Logroño-Agoncillo AirportLogroño | RJL | 242 km |
| Zaragoza AirportZaragoza | ZAZ | 249 km |
| Vitoria AirportAlava | VIT | 275 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,255 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,518 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,650 km | 7 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,244 km | 2 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,760 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,385 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,383 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,767 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,673 km | 21 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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