Madrid-Barajas Airport
Terminals
Madrid-Barajas airport has four terminals, a satellite building and two docks, as well as an Executive terminal and another terminal which is used for cargo handling only.
Terminals T1, T2 and T3 have of six boarding areas: A, B, C, D, E and F, connected to the terminals. Terminal T4 consist of two buildings, T4 and its satellite, the T4S, is connected through an automatic underground train.
Terminals are configured according to the origin or destination of flights, which are classified into three groups: Schengen, Non-Schengen EU and Third countries.
Flight classification: Schengen and others
Flights are usually classified in three groups, depending on their origin or destination. Schengen, EU Non Schengen and third countries.
Schengen Associated Countries:
Flights, from or to countries which signed the Schengen Agreement.
Citizens of these countries may move freely across the interior borders. International Inter-Schengen flights as well as domestic flights are subject to the Schengen Agreement. The Schengen territory is composed by: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic Czech, Romania, Slovenia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Non Schengen EU Countries:
Flights, from or to countries, belonging to the European Union, which did not sign the Schengen Agreement.
Citizens of the following countries may not move freely across the inter-Schengen borders: Ireland and Cyprus.
Third Countries:
Flights, from or to countries, not belonging to the European Union, which did not sign the Schengen Agreement.
Terminal T4 Madrid Barajas
The terminal T4 has a capacity to handle 70 million passengers per year. It has 104 direct boarding gangways. About 7.200 million euros were invested in this project.
The new terminal T4 occupies currently 1.115.000 m2 distributed over two buildings, the main T4 and its satellite building T4S.
These buildings, independent from each other, are connected through an automatic underground train, the APM, which operates without a driver. This stretch takes you aproximately 3 minutes.
The main building serves domestic flights as well as international flights within the Schengen Area and is operated by the T4 airline companies. The satellite building T4S is reserved for all international flights outside the Schengen Area and is operated by the T4 airline companies.
The Iberia Air-Shuttle Service flight Madrid-Barcelona (Puente Aéreo) is situated in an exclusive area of the 2nd floor of T4, at the far back on your left. You can access directly from the main entrance. This space is located at your left and it is signposted differently. In this area you can choose if you want to use the check-in counter or the automatic check-in machine.
The boarding gates are distributed over several areas, classified as follows:
H1-H37 (floor 1, area H), J40-J59 (floor 1, area J), K62-K98 (floor 1, area E), M22-M39 (floor 0, area M), S127-S134 (floor 0, area S), S1-S50 (floor 1, area S).
Here you can find the airlines and check in desk at terminals T4 and T4S, and the complementary passengers services at the airport terminals.
More than 20 million euros were invested in this new business area. The 80 shops at terminal T4 (57 shops in T4 and 23 more in T4 S) are distributed over 3.458 m2 retail space in the main building and over 4.572 m2 in the satellite building.
Terminal T1 Madrid Barajas
Terminal Internacional flights: Operates mainly with international destinations and the following airline companies Air Europa, Air France, Easyjet, Lufthansa and about thirty more airlines.
South Dock (Dique Sur): It is an annex of T1 terminal, which is completely integrated.
The boarding gates are distributed over several areas, classified as follows:
A9 to A14 (floor 0 area A), A1 to A8 and A16 (floor 1 area A), B18 to B33 (floor 1 area B), and C30 to C42 (floor 1 area C).
Here you can find the airlines and check in desk at terminal T1, and the complementary passengers services at the airport terminals.
Terminal T2 Madrid Barajas
Terminal for Domestic and Intra-Schengen flights:: It is the oldest operating building at the airport. It mainly serves domestic destinations and countries within Schengen territory.
he boarding gates are distributed over several areas, classified as follows:
D161 and D163 (floor 0 area D), C43-C50 (floor 1 area C), and D53-D66 (floor 1 area D).
Here you can find the airlines and check in desk at terminal T2, and the complementary passengers services at the airport terminals.
Terminal T3 Madrid Barajas
Terminal for Domestic and Regional flights.
North Dock (Dique Norte): T3 is a building integrated in the North Dock, but actually is nothing more than a separated check-in area (currently not operating), as, in fact, the boarding areas and the baggage claim areas are already included in T2. The North Dock was originally planned as an extension of the domestic flights terminal, adding eleven check-in counters, five baggage conveyor belts and 20 boarding gates.
The boarding gates are distributed over several areas, classified as follows:
F90 to F94 (floor 0, area F), E67 to E81 (floor 1, area E), E82 and E83 (floor E1, area E).
Here you can find the airlines and check in desk at terminal T3, and the complementary passengers services at the airport terminals.
Further information
More information about prior to departure and passenger rights at aeropuertosenred.com sections.
