Madrid Barajas Airport
Guide To Madrid Barajas AirportMadrid Barajas is a major International Airport handling over 40,000,000 passengers in 2005.
Flying time from the UK is just over two hours and aircraft operate here from seven airports (Bristol, Liverpool, Gatwick, Luton, Manchester, Heathrow and Birmingham) with British Airways and EasyJet offering the largest choice. There are no charter flights into Madrid.
The airport creates over 170,000 which represents 8.9% of the employment total for the region and contributes almost €10,000,000 of the Gross National Product of Madrid (which represents 13% of the wealth generated by the region every year).
The new terminal 4 and its satellite T43S has been designed by architects Antonio Lamela and Richard Rogers. These are ultra modern and versatile buildings which have the capacity to handle 35 million passengers a year (in excess of 10,000 during peak hours).
Because Madrid and its environs is such a fascinating area to explore it is a good idea to have your own vehicle to make it easy to get around. Car hire can be arranged with one of the many companies based at the airport. Alternatively you can contact one of the car hire companies in Madrid to make your reservation.
