Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Airport, commonly known as Madrid Barajas Airport, is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. The airport is the second largest airport in Europe in terms of physical size, after Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, on an area of 3.050 hectares. 57,9 million passengers used Madrid Barajas Airport in 2018. This number has made Barajas the largest and busiest airport in the country and the sixth busiest airport in Europe.
The airport was opened in 1928, and over the years it has become one of the most important aviation centers in Europe. Located within the city limits of Madrid, it is just 9 km from the city’s financial district and 13 km northeast of the Puerta del Sol or Plaza Mayor de Madrid, the historic center of Madrid. The aerodrome’s name derives from the adjacent Barajas district, which has its own metro station on the same railway line serving the airport. Barajas acts as the gateway to the rest of Europe and the world to the Iberian peninsula and is an important link between Europe and Latin America. Due to this connection, the airport is heavily used by private aircraft charter companies.
Madrid private jet charter prices
Although Madrid air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Madrid are as follows.
| Light Jet | 20.850 EUR |
| Midsize Jet | 24.100 EUR |
| Heavy Jet | 33.150 EUR |
These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information.
When was the Barajas Airport established?
The airport, which was built in 1927, was opened to national and international air traffic on April 22, 1931. In the first years, a small terminal with a capacity of 30.000 passengers per year was built, as well as several hangars and Avion Club buildings. Initially, the flight area consisted of unpaved, natural grass-covered lands, and the interior was a large circle surrounded by white with the inscription Madrid. In the 1940s, the pavement of the field was made and new runways were designed. The first runway was put into operation in 1944 and it was 1.400 meters long and 45 meters wide.
By the 1950s, the aerodrome had over half a million passenger traffic, expanded to five runways, and scheduled flights to New York began. By 1957, Barajas Airport was classified as a first-class international aerodrome.
One of the biggest in Europe
With the tourism boom in the 1970s and the Boeing 747 starting flights, the airport reached 4 million passengers and the construction of the international terminal began. In 1974, a service with multiple daily frequencies was launched between Iberia, LAE, Madrid and Barcelona, without prior reservation. The 1982 FIFA World Cup saw significant expansion and modernization of the airport’s two existing terminals. Madrid Barajas Airport is an important center for the private aircraft charter industry.
Terminal 4, which was built for the facility that continued to grow in the 2000s, has managed to become one of the largest airport terminals in the world, with an area of 760.000 square meters in separate land and air side structures. More than 52 million passengers flew Brussels Airport in 2007. Barajas was named the “Best Airport” at the 2008 Condé Nast Traveler Reader Awards. In December 2019, the airport’s operator Aena plans to significantly expand and renew its existing facilities, increasing their annual capacity from 70 to 80 million passengers and filling the architectural gap between the original Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and the newer Terminal 4.
How to get from Madrid Barajas Airport to the city center?
There is an outer road (M40) and an inner road (M30) available from the facilities to Madrid. Central locations of the city can be reached very easily by these two roads.
Airport buses depart from the arrivals level of each terminal and run between 04:45 and 02:00 every ten minutes between 06:00 and 21:30, and every fifteen minutes outside these hours; the buses run along Route 89 to Plaza de Colon. Private jet charter companies have their own means of transport to Madrid centre.
The main rail network is not directly connected to Madrid Barajas Airport, but the Madrid Metro system joins the airport to the city and provides an easy and fast way to travel to central Madrid.
What to eat, where to visit in Madrid?
Seafood are prominent in the city of Madrid, where the classic tastes of Mediterranean cuisine are dominant. Oreje de Cerdo, one of the most popular dishes in Spain, is one of the regional delicacies that can be eaten. Again, the region-specific Sapo de Ajo, Tapas and Paella are among the dishes that should be tasted.
Madrid does not offer many alternatives to tourists in terms of places to visit. Tourists usually pay attention to Puerta del Sol, Prado Museum, Royal Palace, Santiago Bernabéu, Queen Sofia National Art Center Museum.
