

The “Puente Aéreo” Madrid-Barcelona air shuttle service with the highest number of aircraft movement is Europe’s second busiest air route next to Turkey’s Istanbul Atatürk and Adnan Menderes Airport. The Barajas Airport derives its original name from the district of Barajas and is linked to the Nuevos Ministerios in the center of Madrid’s business district by way of the Madrid Metro.


Located just 5.6 miles from Madrid’s financial district and 8.1 miles north east of Madrid’s historic centre in Puerta del Sol, Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport is Madrid’s most important international airport.įirst opened in 1928 the Barajas Airport has grown to become the country’s largest and aviation center and sixth busiest airport in Europe handling over 39 million passengers in 2013.
