Madrid (community), Spain

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Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. At 3,050 ha in area, it is the second-largest airport in Europe by physical size behind Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport. In 2019, 61.8 million passengers travelled through Madrid–Barajas, making it the country's busiest airport as well as Europe's sixth-busiest.

The airport opened in 1931 and has grown to be one of Europe's most important aviation centres. Within the city limits of Madrid, it is 9 km from the city's financial district and 13 km northeast of the Puerta del Sol or Plaza Mayor de Madrid, Madrid's historic centre. The airport name derives from the adjacent district of Barajas, which has its own metro station on the same rail line serving the airport. Barajas serves as the gateway to the Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe and the world and is a key link between Europe and Latin America. Following the death of former Spanish Prime Minister, Adolfo Suárez, in 2014, the Spanish Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced that the airport was to be renamed Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez, Madrid–Barajas. The airport is the primary hub and maintenance base for Iberia and Air Europa. Consequently, Iberia is responsible for more than 40% of Barajas's traffic. The airport has five passenger terminals: T1, T2, T3, T4 and T4S.

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Madrid fees

Been to LECU (or LECV in order to get METAR/TAF) and here the landing fees for this airport:

Passengers: 1x 2.62€ + 21% VAT

Weather (we never get it): 0.41€ + 21% VAT

Airport security: 3.78€ + 21% VAT

Landing fee: 6.60€ + 21% VAT

Parking fees (3 days): 60€ + 21% VAT

Use of infrastructure (!): 0.61€ + 21% VAT

Service air traffic airport (?): 4.86€ + 21% VAT

Done the 29th of March 2104

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Can you fly Radio Controlled aircraft at this airport?

I fly large (2m wingspan) RC electric aircraft - is there a club or facility to fly at Quatro Vientos airport? I live in Tres Cantos!

Adrian Broadbent

0034 91 66 305 1142

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Busy

Great location to visit Madrid but very busy. Taxi 30€ to downtown or 10 € to the closest subway

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re: IATA code?

Reply to @pak21: The 2008 ICAO publication doesn't list any corresponding IATA code for this airport, so I've deleted it. Thanks for catching it.

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IATA code?

How sure are we about the IATA code here? Most sources seem to give MCV as being McArthur River Mine Airport, Australia.

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Spanair Flight 5022

On August 20, 2008, an MD-82 jet crashed immediately after takeoff from runway 36L and caught fire, killing at least 153 of the 172 people on board. It was bound for Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanair_Flight_5022

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Two ICAO codes

This airport has two ICAO codes: LEVS as a military airport, and LECU as a civilian airport.

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