Barajas International Airport, located in This article is about the Spanish capital. ...Madrid, is The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spain's most important international and domestic getaway center. Started in 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...1928, the airport has grown to be one of the most important aviation centers of any Hispanic country. Barajas International Airport has the The IATA airport code is a three_letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ...IATA airport code MAD and its The ICAO airport code is a four_letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...ICAO airport code is LEMD.

Barajas is the principal hub and mantainance base for Iberia Airlines of Spain, often shortened to Iberia, is the name of Spains national airline. ...Iberia and Spanair S.A., is a Spanish airline, which was founded in December of 1986. ...Spanair.

A development on the The Madrid Metro is the large metro system serving Madrid, the capital of Spain. ...Madrid Metro system has recently provided a direct link from Barajas to the Nuevos Ministerios station in the city's business district. A check_in counter at Nuevos Ministerios enables passengers to check in their bags before leaving for the airport. The final section of the link from Nuevos Ministerios to Barajas (line 8) was opened in May 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...2002.

Barajas serves as the main hub of recently privatized Iberia Airlines. It consequently serves as the main gateway to the Iberian peninsula from Europe and the rest of the world, particularly Latin America. Current passenger volumes range upwards of 40 million passengers per year. To cope with expected annual increases of 10%, a new fourth terminal and satellite building is in the process of being constructed, scheduled for a 2005 opening. It is expected to significatively avoid delays and double the capacity of the airport. Two additional runways are also being built.

The airport has been involved in several tragedies: In 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1983, a Iberia Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet_liner in the world. ...Boeing 727 and a Aviaco The Douglas DC_9 is a twin_engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ...DC_9 collided there, killing hundreds of passengers, and about 2 months later, an The history of Colombias Avianca Airlines could be considered as colorful as their red and white airplanes. ...Avianca The Boeing 747, which is also known as the jumbo jet, is the second largest passenger airliner after the Airbus A380. ...Boeing 747 landing from Bogota is also a city in New Jersey, see Bogota, New Jersey. ...Bogotá, The Republic of Colombia is a country in north_western South America. ...Colombia, crashed nearby, killing most of the people on that plane. Then in 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1985, another Iberia Sun Country 727 The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet_liner in the world. ...Boeing 727 crashed, this time while landing in Pavement of a Valencia street, with arbour. ...Valencia after a flight from Barajas, killing all of the passengers on that flight.

Airlines currently flying to Barajas include:

• Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland. ...Aer Lingus
• Aeroflot — Russian Airlines ( Russian:Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии), or Aeroflot (Аэрофло́т), is the Russian national airline and is the biggest carrier in Russia. ...Aeroflot
• Aerolíneas Argentinas A340_200. ...Aerolíneas Argentinas
• Aeromexico Boeing 737 Aeroméxico, is one of Mexicos two major airline companies. ...Aeroméxico
• Categories: Airlines of Algeria | Airline stubs ...Air Algerie
• Air Canada is Canadas flag air carrier, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ...Air Canada
• Air Dolomiti is a subsidiary of German national airline Lufthansa but is based in Italy. ...Air Dolomiti
• Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A. is a Spanish airline founded in 1984 with its base in Spain. ...Air Europa
• Air France Boeing 747 Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) (a part of the Air France_KLM Group) is the national airline of France, employing over 64,000 people. ...Air France
• Air Litoral
• Air Nostrum is the a regional airline belonging to the Iberia group. ...Air Nostrum
• Air Plus Comet is a scheduled and charter airline based in Spain and is a sister company of Aerolineas Argentinas. ...Air Plus Comet
• Alitalia _ Linee Aeree Italiane is the national Italian airline company, part of the Alitalia Group. ...Alitalia
• AlpiEagles (IATA designator code: E8, ICAO designator code: ELG, and airline call sign: Alpi Eagles) is an airline based in Italy. ...Alpi Eagles
• American Airlines Boeing 757 American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan American Airlines (AA) is the largest airline in the world. ...American Airlines
• Avensa (Aerovias Venezolanas Sociedad Anonima) is Venezuelas national airline. ...Avensa
• The history of Colombias Avianca Airlines could be considered as colorful as their red and white airplanes. ...Avianca
• Balkan Bulgarian
• Brit Air is an airline based at Morlaix in France and has a fleet of 41 aircraft. ...Brit Air
• For the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd. ...British Airways
• British Airways Citiexpress Embraer RJ145 British Airways Citiexpress (Airline Code: BA) is a merger of two British regional airlines working for British Airways. ...British Airways Citiexpress
• bmi Airbus A320 bmi Airbus A321 in an old, but still frequently seen, colour scheme bmi, (Airline Code: BD) formerly known as British Midland, is the second largest airline in the United Kingdom. ...British Midland
• Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is an American airline. ...Continental Airlines
• CSA Czech Airlines (in Czech: České aerolinie (or Czech Airlines) is the Czech national airline company. ...CSA Czech Airlines
• Cubana de Aviacion Yakovlev Yak_42, registration CU_T 1243, at Cancun International Airport, Mexico, on October 12th 2003 Cubana de Aviación is Cubas domestic and international airline. ...Cubana de Aviación
• China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (中国东方航空股份有限公司) is an airline based in Shanghai, China. ...China Eastern
• Delta Air Lines ( NYSE: DAL) is a major U.S. airline headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating a large domestic and international network that spans North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. ...Delta Air Lines
• The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...Deutsche BA
• The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...EasyJet
• EgyptAir is the national airline of Egypt and is owned by the Egyptian government. ...EgyptAir
• Categories: Airline stubs | Companies of Israel | Transportation in Israel | Airlines of Israel ...El Al
• Finnair McDonnell Douglas MD_11 Finnair A320_200 Finnair is Finlands biggest airline and the national flag carrier. ...Finnair
• Gandalf
• Iberia can mean: The Iberian peninsula of southwest Europe; That part of it inhabited by the Iberians, speaking the Iberian language. ...Iberia
• Iberworld
• Intermed
• An Iranair Boeing 747-100 lands over the houses at London (Heathrow) Airport IRAN AIR is the national and international airline of Iran. ...Iran Air
• KLM (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline from the Netherlands. ...KLM
• Lan (formerly LanChile) is a airline based at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, with flights to Latin America, North America, Polynesia, and Europe. ...Lan Chile
• Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT (IATA airline code: LO / ICAO airline code: LOT) is a Polish airline. ...LOT Polish Airlines
• Lufthansa Boeing 737 Lufthansa Airbus A300 Lufthansa Avro RJ_85 Lufthansa is the name of the largest German airline company, headquartered in Cologne. ...Lufthansa
• Luxair is the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. ...Luxair
• Malév Hungarian Airlines, a translation of the Hungarian Magyar Légiközlekedési Vállalat, is the national airline of Hungary. ...MALÉV Hungarian Airlines
• Olympic Airlines Boeing 737 Olympic Airlines (Ολυμπιακές Αερογραμμές _ O.A.) is the state_run, flag carrier of Greece. ...Olympic Airlines
• History Palmair is an small independent scheduled airline which flies solely out of Bournemouth International Airport in Dorset, England. ...Palmair
• Pluna, or Primera Línea Uruguaya de Navegación Aérea, is Uruguays national and international airline company. ...Pluna
• Portugalia
• For regional airlines in Europe, see European regional airlines. ...Regional Airlines
• Categories: Stub | Airlines of Africa ...Royal Air Maroc
• Royal Jordanian started operations in 1963 after a decree by His Royal Highness the late King Hussein. ...Royal Jordanian
• Scandinavian Airlines System, now SAS AB, was founded in 1946 when the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway formed a partnership to handle intercontinental traffic to Scandinavia. ...Scandinavian Airlines System
• Singapore Airlines (abbreviated SIA, Chinese: 新加坡航空公司, Pinyin: Xīnjīapō Hángkōng Gōngsī, abbreviated: 新航) is the national airline of Singapore. ...Singapore Airlines
• SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 Since the bankruptcy of Sabena, SN Brussels Airlines is the new Belgian airline operating from Brussels International Airport. ...SN Brussels Airlines
• Spanair S.A., is a Spanish airline, which was founded in December of 1986. ...Spanair
• Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A321 Swiss International Air Lines was formed before the 2001 bankruptcy of Swissair, Switzerlands former flag carrier. ...Swiss International Air Lines
• Syrian Boeing 747SP Syrian Arab Airlines (alternative name Syrianair) is the national flag_carrier airline of Syria. ...Syrian Arab Airlines
• Categories: Organization stubs | Airlines of Portugal ...TAP Air Portugal
• Tarom is the name of the official domestic and international airline of Romania. ...Tarom
• Thai Airways International (Thai) is the national air carrier of Thailand. ...Thai Airways
• Transavia Airlines is a Netherlands based airline operating as an independent part of the Air France_ KLM group. ...Transavia
• Tunisair Airbus A320_200 Tunisias national airline TUNISAIR was created in 1948. ...Tunisair
• Turkish Airlines (Turkish Türk Hava Yolları) is an airline operated as a state economic enterprise owned by the government of Turkey. ...Turkish Airlines
• The US Airways logo A US Airways 737 at Chicago OHare US Airways is an airline based in Arlington, Virginia. ...US Airways
• Varig (Varig Brazilian Airlines) also known as Viação Aérea Rio_Grandense SA, is Brazils leading international airline, followed by TAM. Varig uses the IATA designator RG. The airline flies the Boeing 737, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Boeing 777 and MD_11. ...Varig
• Virgin Express is an airline within the Virgin Group. ...Virgin Express

External Links

• Barajas International Airport official web site (http://www.madrid_mad.com/)