Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (IATA: MAD, ICAO: LEMD) serves Madrid, Spain. The airport lies at an elevation of 1998 ft (609 m) and runs on Europe/Madrid time; every time on this page is shown in the airport's local time. Check today's flights at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport on the arrivals and departures pages, or search directly for a flight number.

Live Air Traffic

Every tracked flight due to land at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport today appears on the arrivals page, with its origin, scheduled and estimated times and current status; outbound flights are on the departures page. Both update continuously in the airport's local time. Missing a flight you expected? Check the exact flight number with the airline, because codeshare flights are listed under the operating carrier's number.

Airport information

Airport codeLEMD
IATAMAD
TypeInternational airport
CityMadrid
CountrySpain
ContinentEurope
Elevation1,998 ft (609 m)
Coordinates40.4934, -3.5722

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) — Live Flight Status & Airport Guide on Google Maps

metkaBarajas
Today 34 °C / 93.2 °F
  • sunClear sky
  • humidityHumidity: 21
  • WindWind: 1.57 m/sec
Mon

30 C / 86 °F

Tue

35 C / 95 °F

Wed

34 C / 93.2 °F

Thu

31 C / 87.8 °F

Fri

31 C / 87.8 °F

Key facts about Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is located at 40.4934, -3.5722, at an elevation of 1998 ft (609 m) above sea level. There are four runways on the field, and the assigned runway can make a real difference to taxi times between touchdown and gate. Passenger facilities are spread across five terminals (T1–T4 plus the satellite T4S); the Stirling Prize-winning Terminal 4 opened in 2006. Check yours before you travel. The airport keeps Europe/Madrid time. Tracking a flight from another time zone? The times on this page are the airport's local time, not yours.

Traffic we tracked at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Over the first 27 days of our own live tracking we logged an average of 32.6 aircraft movements per day at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. The busiest window so far falls between 15:00-17:00 local time. These figures are refreshed weekly.

Destinations we tracked from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)

#DestinationsTracked flightsCarriers observed
1Palma De Mallorca (PMI)10Iberia Express, Ryanair
2Mexico City (MEX)9Aeroméxico
3Porto (OPO)7Air Europa, Air Nostrum, European Air Transport, Ryanair
4London (STN)6Ryanair, Ryanair UK
5São Paulo (GRU)5Air China, Air Europa
6Beijing (PEK)5Air China
7Asunción (ASU)4Air Europa
8Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) (EZE)4Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Europa
9Frankfurt am Main (FRA)4Air Europa, Air Nostrum, European Air Transport, Iberia Airlines
10Monterrey (MTY)4Aeroméxico
11Málaga (AGP)4Air Nostrum, Domenican Airlines, Iberia Airlines
12New York (JFK)4Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines
13Dublin (DUB)4Ryanair
14Miami (MIA)3Air Europa, American Airlines
15Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST)3Air Europa, Turkish Airlines
16Paris (ORY)3Air Europa, Iberia Airlines
17Medellín (MDE)3Air Europa
18Tenerife (TFN)3Air Europa, Binter Canarias, Iberia Express
19Geneva (GVA)3Air Europa, Air Nostrum
20Madrid (MAD)3European Air Transport, Iberia Airlines, United Parcel Service
21New York (EWR)3Iberia Airlines, United Airlines
22Rome (FCO)3ITA Airways, Ryanair
23Boston (BOS)3JetBlue Airways
24İzmir (ADB)3Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress
25Santa Cruz (VVI)2Air Europa
26Cancún (CUN)2Air Europa, Air Evex
27Bogota (BOG)2Air Europa
28Valencia (VLC)2Air Europa, Air Nostrum
29Milan (MXP)2Air Europa, Saudi Arabian Airlines
30Athens (ATH)2Aegean Airlines
31Düsseldorf (DUS)2Air Nostrum
32Torino (TRN)2Air Nostrum, Ryanair
33Jerez de la Frontera (XRY)2Air Nostrum, Iberia Airlines
34Munich (MUC)2Air Nostrum, Lufthansa
35Atlanta (ATL)2Delta Air Lines
36Addis Ababa (ADD)2Ethiopian Airlines
37Querétaro (QRO)2Air Evex
38Barcelona (BCN)2Iberia Airlines
39Venice (VCE)2Iberia Airlines
40London (LHR)2Iberia Airlines
41Tenerife (TFS)2Iberia Express
42Menorca Island (MAH)2Iberia Express
43Caracas (CCS)2Linea Aerea de Servicio Ejecutivo Regional, MasAir
44Beirut (BEY)2Middle East Airlines
45Cairo (CAI)2Egyptair
46Pendik, Istanbul (SAW)2Pegasus Airlines
47Amman (AMM)2Royal Jordanian
48Bucharest (OTP)2Tarom, Wizz Air Malta
49Tétouan (TTU)2Ryanair
50Leipzig (LEJ)1ASL Airlines Ireland
51Toronto (YYZ)1Air Canada
52Havana (HAV)1Air Europa
53Tunis (TUN)1Air Europa
54Tel Aviv (TLV)1Air Europa
55Quito (UIO)1Air Europa
56Lima (LIM)1Air Europa
57Ranón (OVD)1Air Europa
58Vigo (VGO)1Air Europa
59Zurich (ZRH)1Air Europa
60London (LGW)1Air Europa
61Culleredo (LCG)1Air Europa
62Guadalajara (GDL)1Aeroméxico
63Bordeaux/Mérignac (BOD)1Air Nostrum
64Pamplona (PNA)1Air Nostrum
65Lisbon (LIS)1Air Nostrum
66Nantes (NTE)1Air Nostrum
67Brussels (BRU)1European Air Transport
68Catania (CTA)1Air Evex
69Bergen (BGO)1Air Evex
70London (LTN)1easyJet
71Santo Domingo (SDQ)1Iberia Airlines
72Bilbao (BIO)1Iberia Airlines
73Santiago de Compostela (SCQ)1Iberia Airlines
74Paris (CDG)1Iberia Airlines
75Milan (LIN)1Iberia Airlines
76Mykonos Island (JMK)1Iberia Airlines
77Santorini Island (JTR)1Iberia Airlines
78Budapest (BUD)1Iberia Airlines
79Dubrovnik (DBV)1Iberia Airlines
80Hamburg (HAM)1Iberia Airlines
81Santiago (SCL)1Iberia Airlines
82Ibiza (IBZ)1Iberia Express
83Amsterdam (AMS)1KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
84Warsaw (WAW)1LOT Polish Airlines
85Tripoli (MJI)1Ministic Air
86Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)1Air Cairo
87Nápoli (NAP)1Ryanair
88Marseille (MRS)1Ryanair
89Edinburgh (EDI)1Ryanair
90Fes (FEZ)1Ryanair
91Tangier (TNG)1Ryanair
92Liverpool (LPL)1Ryanair
93Prague (PRG)1Ryanair
94Valletta (MLA)1Ryanair
95Copenhagen (CPH)1Scandinavian Airlines System
96Gran Canaria Island (LPA)1Swiftair
97San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (SAL)1Avianca El Salvador
98Firenze (FLR)1Vueling Airlines
99Punta Cana (PUJ)1World2Fly
100Katowice (KTW)1Wizz Air
101Skopje (SKP)1Wizz Air

Origins we tracked to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)

#OriginsTracked flightsCarriers observed
1Palma De Mallorca (PMI)12Air Europa, Iberia Express, Ryanair, Swiftair
2Gran Canaria Island (LPA)9Air Europa, Binter Canarias, Iberia Express, Ryanair
3Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) (EZE)7Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Europa
4Milan (MXP)7Air Europa, Iberia Airlines, Ryanair
5Tenerife (TFN)7Air Europa, Binter Canarias, Iberia Express, Swiftair
6Amsterdam (AMS)6Air Europa, Air Nostrum, European Air Transport, Iberia Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
7Rome (FCO)6Air Europa, ITA Airways, Iberia Airlines
8Ibiza (IBZ)6Air Europa, Iberia Express
9Paris (CDG)6Air France
10Mexico City (MEX)6Aeroméxico, Iberia Airlines
11Athens (ATH)5Air Europa, Iberia Airlines
12Paris (ORY)5Air Europa, Iberia Airlines, Transavia France
13Geneva (GVA)5Air Nostrum, Iberia Airlines
14Guayaquil (GYE)4Air Europa
15Bogota (BOG)4Air Europa, Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia, S.A.
16Barcelona (BCN)4Air Europa, Iberia Airlines
17London (LGW)4Iberia Express, easyJet
18Nápoli (NAP)4Iberia Express, Ryanair
19Bucharest (OTP)4Tarom, Wizz Air Malta
20Lisbon (LIS)3Air Europa, TAP Portugal, easyJet Europe
21Culleredo (LCG)3Air Nostrum, Iberia Airlines
22Bologna (BLQ)3Air Nostrum
23Frankfurt am Main (FRA)3Air Nostrum, Lufthansa
24Campinas (VCP)3Azul Brazilian Airlines
25Warsaw (WAW)3LOT Polish Airlines, Wizz Air
26Leipzig (LEJ)2ASL Airlines Ireland, European Air Transport
27Tocumen (PTY)2Air Europa
28Cancún (CUN)2Air Europa
29Santo Domingo (SDQ)2Air Europa, Iberia Airlines
30New York (JFK)2Air Europa, Iberia Airlines
31Tunis (TUN)2Air Europa, Tunisair
32Zurich (ZRH)2Air Nostrum, Iberia Airlines
33Casablanca (CMN)2Air Nostrum, Swiftair
34Porto (OPO)2Air Nostrum, Ryanair
35Granada (GRX)2Air Nostrum
36Nice (NCE)2Air Nostrum
37Jerez de la Frontera (XRY)2Air Nostrum, Iberia Airlines
38Almería (LEI)2Air Nostrum
39Torino (TRN)2Air Nostrum, Ryanair
40Alicante (ALC)2Air Nostrum, Iberia Airlines
41Recife (REC)2Azul Brazilian Airlines, Iberia Airlines
42London (LHR)2British Airways, Iberia Airlines
43Brussels (BRU)2Brussels Airlines
44Beijing (PEK)2Air China
45Jianyang, Chengdu (TFU)2Sichuan Airlines
46Bilbao (BIO)2Iberia Airlines
47Vienna (VIE)2Iberia Airlines
48Berlin (BER)2Iberia Airlines
49Lanzarote Island (ACE)2Iberia Express
50Santiago (SCL)2LAN Airlines
51Pendik, Istanbul (SAW)2Pegasus Airlines
52Prague (PRG)2Ryanair
53Fes (FEZ)2Ryanair
54London (STN)2Ryanair
55Philadelphia (PHL)1American Airlines
56Toronto (YYZ)1Air Canada
57Asunción (ASU)1Air Europa
58São Paulo (GRU)1Air Europa
59Salvador (SSA)1Air Europa
60Santiago (STI)1Air Europa
61Cordoba (COR)1Air Europa
62Johannesburg (JNB)1Air Europa
63Lima (LIM)1Air Europa
64Venice (VCE)1Air Europa
65Guadalajara (GDL)1Aeroméxico
66Santander (SDR)1Air Nostrum
67Sevilla (SVQ)1Air Nostrum
68Düsseldorf (DUS)1Air Nostrum
69Munich (MUC)1Air Nostrum
70Málaga (AGP)1Air Nostrum
71Bordeaux/Mérignac (BOD)1Air Nostrum
72Lyon (LYS)1Air Nostrum
73Pamplona (PNA)1Air Nostrum
74Addis Ababa (ADD)1Ethiopian Airlines
75Caracas (CCS)1Aerolíneas Estelar
76Querétaro (QRO)1Air Evex
77Plaine Magnein (MRU)1Air Evex
78Bristol (BRS)1easyJet
79Edinburgh (EDI)1easyJet
80San José (Alajuela) (SJO)1Iberia Airlines
81Los Angeles (LAX)1Iberia Airlines
82San Juan (SJU)1Iberia Airlines
83Boston (BOS)1Iberia Airlines
84Hondarribia (EAS)1Iberia Airlines
85Milan (LIN)1Iberia Airlines
86Firenze (FLR)1Iberia Airlines
87Palermo (PMO)1Iberia Airlines
88Kerkyra Island (CFU)1Iberia Airlines
89Mykonos Island (JMK)1Iberia Airlines
90Budapest (BUD)1Iberia Airlines
91Oslo (OSL)1Iberia Airlines
92Miami (MIA)1Iberia Airlines
93Sta Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Island (SPC)1Iberia Express
94Dublin (DUB)1Iberia Express
95Sofia (SOF)1Bulgaria Air
96Cairo (CAI)1Egyptair
97İzmir (ADB)1Pegasus Airlines
98Birmingham (BHX)1Ryanair
99Dakhla (VIL)1Ryanair
100Menorca Island (MAH)1Ryanair
101Agadir (Temsia) (AGA)1Ryanair
102Chişinău (RMO)1XL Airways France
103Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST)1Turkish Airlines
104Cologne (CGN)1United Parcel Service
105Punta Cana (PUJ)1World2Fly
106Gdańsk (GDN)1Wizz Air
107Kopitnari (KUT)1Wizz Air

We observed 70 different airlines on tracked MAD movements.

Facts last refreshed: 13 August 2026 · Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.

Passenger statistics and history

In 2025, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas handled 68.1 million passengers, making it Europe's fifth-busiest airport and the main gateway to the Iberian Peninsula. It opened in 1931 and is the home hub of Iberia; by physical size it is Europe's second-largest airport. Traffic figures move from year to year, so read that number as an indication of scale rather than a live count.

Getting to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport lies about 14 km (9 mi) from central Madrid, measured in a straight line. Metro and Cercanías commuter trains connect the airport with the city; central Madrid is about 13 km (8 mi) to the southwest. Two evergreen tips regardless of how you travel: confirm your terminal before leaving, and if you are picking someone up, track the inbound flight on this site first: you want to arrive when the aircraft actually lands, not when it was scheduled to.

Frequently asked questions about Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport flight status

How do I check Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport arrivals today?

Open the live arrivals page. It lists the flights due to land at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) today with their scheduled and estimated arrival times and current status, updated continuously in the airport's local time.

How do I check Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport departures today?

Today's outbound flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport are on the live departures page, each with its destination, scheduled and estimated departure time and current status. Gate and terminal details appear where the airport publishes them.

Is my flight to or from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport on time?

Search for your flight number on this site. The status label tells you at a glance (scheduled, en route, delayed, landed, cancelled or diverted), and the estimated times reflect the latest available data. For rebooking or gate changes, the airline remains the authoritative source.

Does Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport have scheduled passenger flights?

It does: the OurAirports reference data lists Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport with scheduled service. Schedules change with the seasons, so check the current boards or the airline for what flies today.

What do the codes MAD and LEMD mean?

Both identify the same airport. MAD is the IATA code for Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, the short code on tickets and baggage tags; LEMD is its ICAO code, used in flight plans and air-traffic operations.

What time zone is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport in?

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport runs on Europe/Madrid time; every time on this page is shown in the airport's local time.