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Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas (MAD)

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport handled 5,718,819 passengers in March 2026, up 4.1% on a year earlier, according to Eurostat.

Flights (arrivals + departures) over time

The most recent periods20 periods
PeriodFlights (arrivals + departures) 2025Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026Change vs last year
January33,83134,672▲ 2.5%
February31,51332,753▲ 3.9%
March35,55737,232▲ 4.7%
April35,13837,592▲ 7.0%
May36,64839,144▲ 6.8%
June36,32038,912▲ 7.1%
July37,92340,591▲ 7.0%
August37,20639,623▲ 6.5%
September36,650––
October38,117–in progress
November35,221––
December36,661––
Year to date (Jan–Aug)284,136300,519▲ 5.8%

Passengers over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January5,183,4755,360,399▲ 3.4%
February4,812,5195,058,784▲ 5.1%
March5,493,9945,718,819▲ 4.1%
April5,585,870––
May5,724,478––
June5,817,469––
July6,158,465––
August6,233,067––
September5,911,334––
October6,021,616–in progress
November5,481,285––
December5,619,865––
Year to date (Jan–Mar)15,489,98816,138,002▲ 4.2%

Tonnes of cargo over time

Full count · domestic + international
The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January59,72663,117▲ 5.7%
February61,82765,833▲ 6.5%
March71,48067,652▼ 5.4%
April66,267––
May69,953––
June69,319––
July70,644––
August68,386––
September72,350––
October81,097–in progress
November79,768––
December77,428––
Year to date (Jan–Mar)193,032196,602▲ 1.8%

Domestic / International

Domestic / International — passengers

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January1,331,1461,266,134▼ 4.9%
February1,250,3261,240,841▼ 0.8%
March1,409,2931,405,469▼ 0.3%
April1,365,841––
May1,422,613––
June1,473,593––
July1,530,566––
August1,475,965––
September1,396,702––
October1,414,904–in progress
November1,275,131––
December1,302,164––
Year to date (Jan–Mar)3,990,7653,912,444▼ 2.0%

International

The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodPassengers 2025Passengers 2026Change vs last year
January3,852,3294,094,265▲ 6.3%
February3,562,1933,817,943▲ 7.2%
March4,084,7014,313,350▲ 5.6%
April4,220,029––
May4,301,865––
June4,343,876––
July4,627,899––
August4,757,102––
September4,514,632––
October4,606,712–in progress
November4,206,154––
December4,317,701––
Year to date (Jan–Mar)11,499,22312,225,558▲ 6.3%

Domestic / International — tonnes of cargo

Full count · domestic + international

Domestic

The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January2,6042,488▼ 4.5%
February2,5892,583▼ 0.2%
March2,7092,541▼ 6.2%
April2,713––
May3,142––
June2,737––
July2,947––
August2,522––
September2,813––
October3,029–in progress
November2,797––
December2,913––
Year to date (Jan–Mar)7,9027,612▼ 3.7%

International

The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January57,12260,629▲ 6.1%
February59,23763,249▲ 6.8%
March68,77265,111▼ 5.3%
April63,553––
May66,811––
June66,583––
July67,697––
August65,864––
September69,537––
October78,068–in progress
November76,971––
December74,516––
Year to date (Jan–Mar)185,130188,990▲ 2.1%

Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024 31,626 30,939 34,269 34,739 36,366 36,348 37,786 36,622 36,474 35,404 34,190 35,558
2025 33,831 31,513 35,557 35,138 36,648 36,320 37,923 37,206 36,650 38,117 35,221 36,661
2026 34,672 32,753 37,232 37,592 39,144 38,912 40,591 39,623
Series depth 26 years from 2000

Our own count, day by day

We counted 16,700 departures and arrivals at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport over the last 13 complete days, from the airport's own public flight board.

Our own count · not official · not comparable with the figure above

Group the daily count

Add up the days into longer periods. The daily figures themselves do not change.

The most recent periods13 periods
13 of 13
PeriodFlights counted7-day total
Aug 31, 20261,3149,069
Aug 30, 20261,3059,020
Aug 29, 20261,2518,982
Aug 28, 20261,3308,956
Aug 27, 20261,2988,945
Aug 26, 20261,2798,919
Aug 25, 20261,2928,923
Aug 24, 20261,265
Aug 23, 20261,267
Aug 22, 20261,225
Aug 21, 20261,319
Aug 20, 20261,272
Aug 19, 20261,283

Busiest destinations

Flights recorded between Jan 1, 2024 and Dec 31, 2024, counted from flight records published by Eurostat. Not a current timetable.

Environment

Airport Carbon Accreditation

Level 4 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport holds Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 4 (status checked October 2026), according to the programme's public list.

A certification of how the airport operator manages its own carbon emissions (levels 1–5, "+" = with offsetting). It is not a measure of how much the airport or its flights emit.

Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACI)

Aircraft noise exposure

Counts only residents OUTSIDE large urban areas ("agglomerations"). People inside a city who hear the same airport are reported in the city's own noise map and are included in the national total, not here.

35,000 people living outside large urban areas around Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport were exposed to aircraft noise of 55 dB Lden or more, and 4,700 to 50 dB or more at night, according to the European Environment Agency (Environmental Noise Directive, 2022 reporting round).

Day–evening–night (Lden)
Noise levelPeople exposed
55–59 dB32,300
60–64 dB2,400
65–69 dB300
70–74 dB0
75 dB or more0
Night (Lnight)
Noise levelPeople exposed
50–54 dB4,700
55–59 dB0
60–64 dB0
65–69 dB0
70 dB or more0

Arrivals and departures used for the noise map: 426,376 a year.

EEA — Environmental Noise Directive data (CC BY 4.0)

Partial records from Brazil's ANAC Brazil's ANAC records only the part of Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Flights touching Brazil reported to ANAC · partial coverage

Source: Brazil's ANAC · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay22:00–23:008.4min · 372 recorded · 367 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour16.4min22:00 ↔ 13:00
Recorded flights2,841Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
01:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6465
02:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—44
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:00No observations———
07:00No observations———
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1818
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—165172
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—145154
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—109124
13:0061.4%24.8 min280290
14:0064.9%19.9 min245249
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—193193
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—44
17:00No observations———
18:00No observations———
19:00No observations———
20:00No observations———
21:00No observations———
22:0079.6%8.4 min367372
23:0049.0%17.3 min1,1751,194

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday56.6%17.0 min468481
Tuesday58.0%19.6 min364373
Wednesday49.1%25.7 min393402
Thursday53.8%21.5 min383397
Friday45.9%28.4 min388394
Saturday61.8%13.0 min369382
Sunday53.2%20.5 min406412

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only flights touching the source country

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan46.6%20.3 min292304
Feb54.2%17.5 min271280
Mar55.9%18.9 min295298
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—189191
May58.0%22.4 min200200
Jun55.1%25.0 min214219
Jul59.8%27.0 min241243
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—125125
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—123124
Oct47.5%17.8 min238268
Nov45.8%22.8 min286289
Dec48.8%23.1 min297300

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 52.7% 1,497
  • Delayed >15 min 44.8% 1,274
  • Cancelled 2.5% 70
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

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