Airports / Spain / MAD
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
LEMD / MADMadrid, SpainELEV 1,998 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 95% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base (TOJ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (LEMD / MAD) is a large commercial airport serving Madrid, Spain. The airport sits 1,998 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Air Link Solutions, Best Fly, S.L, and BF Aviation T.I., S.L. are based here, 9 in all. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base (TOJ, 5 nm), Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU, 12 nm), and Getafe Air Base (LEGT, 14 nm).
Charter pricing from MAD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Leganés and Madrid Barajas International Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Madrid.
Field capability
ICAO
LEMD
IATA
MAD
FAA / Local
LEMD
Elevation
1,998 ft
Coordinates
40.4934° N · 3.5722° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Spain fields
state range 11–3,380 ft
At 1,998 ft, MAD sits higher than 75% of the 55 Spain fields on the register.
Based charter operators9

Air Link Solutions
Madrid · Part 135
4.0★(184)
Swiftair
Madrid · Part 135
4.5★(80)
Gestair
Madrid · Part 135
4.6★(36)
Black Executive Aviation
Madrid · Part 135

4.1★(17)
Initium Aviation
Madrid · Part 135
5.0★(2)
Best Fly, S.L
Madrid · Part 135
5.0★(1)
Zorex Air Transport
Madrid · Part 135
5.0★(1)
BF Aviation T.I., S.L.
Madrid · Part 135
LEMD
IMD Airways
Madrid · Part 135
LEMD
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmTOJMadrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air BaseMadrid
- 12nmLECUMadrid-Cuatro Vientos AirportMadrid
- 14nmLEGTGetafe Air BaseGetafe
- 92nmSLMSalamanca AirportSalamanca
- 93nmVLLValladolid AirportValladolid
- 100nmCQMCiudad Real International AirportCiudad Real
Location
Open the full mapLEMD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
