Madrid-Barajas Airport
Check-in counters
Madrid-Barajas airport consists of four terminals, one satellite building and two docks, as well as another Executive terminal, and another terminal which is used for cargo handling only.
Terminals 1, 2 and 3 dispose of six boarding areas: A, B, C, D, E anf F, connected to the terminals. Terminal T4 consist of two buildings, T4 and T4S, connected through an automatic underground train.
Check-in and boarding: cautions
It is necessary that you arrive to the airport at least two or three hours prior to your flight, in order to check-in your luggage and pass the security controls. Keep in mind there could be many people during holidays or in special days.
You should always observe the monitors or information panels with regard to the check-in counters and the boarding gate corresponding to your flight, as there may exceptionally occur last-minute changes.
In the Departure Hall you will find information panels indicating the state of the scheduled flights. They indicate the flight number and the airline, check-in counters to check-in your luggage and to obtain your boarding pass, the terminal and the boarding gate if it is already assigned. If not, the corresponding boarding gate will be announced when the time of the flight departure is approaching. The boarding gate may also be indicated in you boarding pass, but you still must pay attention on possible changes, that might be announced through the loudspeakers or the information panels. Please, feel free to consult the staff at the information or check-in counters, in case of any doubts.
Please make sure that you carry all of your belongings with you before leave the check-in counter: personal documents, boarding pass and ID or passport.
Once you passed the security control for necessary documents and prohibited objects in hand luggage-, please head to the corresponding boarding gate.
Further information
About the boarding area at aeropuertosenred.com.
About the check-in process at aeropuertosenred.com.
Self-check-in machine
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Terminal T4
DEPARTURE Halls T4 - P2 (2ª floor)
If your boarding gate is H, J or K, please go to the 1st floor.
If your boarding area is M or S, the boarding gates are located on floor -2, from where you take the Automatic Underground Train (APM) which will bring you to terminal T4S. The APM is a train that operates without a conductor and connects T4 with T4S; the stretch takes somewhat more than 3 minutes.
The formely R, S and U gates are now S gates, numbered from S1 to S50.
The Iberia Air-Shuttle service Madrid-Barcelona (Puente aéreo) is situated in an exclusive area at the second floor of terminal T4, in the far back, to your left.
Counters 720-729
Generally operating airline companies: Temporarily out of order
Counters 730-739
Generally operating airline companies: Emirates, Luxair, Royal Jordanian, and Ukraine International.
Counters 750-759
Generally operating airline companies: Bulgaria Air, CSA Czech Airlines and Vueling.
Counters 760-765
Generally operating airline companies: Siberia Airlines (S7).
Counters 780-789 y 790-799
Generally operating airline companies: Iberia business class.
Counters 810-819 820-829, 840-849, 850-859, 870-879, 880-889 and 900-909
Generally operating airline companies: Air Nostrum, Iberia and Iberia Express. Business class passengers are boarding at gates 790-799.
Passengers to intercontinental destinations are usually boarding at counters 870-879 and, after 14.00 p.m., at counters 840-849. Passengers with domestic and European destinations should use the automatic check-in machines. Passengers with a boarding pass and checked luggage must go to counters 810-819 and 840-849.
Counters 880-889
Generally operating airline companies: Evelop, Finnair and Transportes Aéreos Cabo Verde.
Counters 900-909
Generally operating airline companies: British Airways, BA Cityflyer and Tarom.
Counters 910-919
Generally operating airline companies: Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc and Uzbekistan Airways.
Counters 930-939
Generally operating airline companies: American Airlines.Counters 940-949
Generally operating airline companies: TAM .
Counters 960-969
Generally operating airline companies: Avianca and Ceiba.
Counters 970-979
Generally operating airline companies: Air Algerie, Ceiba, El Al Israel Airlines and Transaero Airlines.
Counters Puente Aéreo 990-993
Generally operating airline companies: IBERIA. Please consult the flights of the Iberia Air-Shuttle service Madrid-Barcelona (Puente aéreo).
During the winter season, some airline companies stop operating temporarily, returning to offer their services at the beginning of the summer campaign.
Terminal T1
DEPARTURE Hall T1- P1 (1st floor)
Counters 100
Generally operating airline companies: Aerolíneas Argentinas, Air China, Boliviana de Aviación, Delta Airlines, Orbest, Pegasus, Pullmantur, Saudia, TAM and United Airlines.
Counters 200
Generally operating airline companies: Aeroflot, Aeromexico, Air Europa (Non-Schengen destinations and third countries), Conviasa, Cubana, Etihad Airways, Korean Air, Libyan Airlines, Tunisair, and US Airways.
Counters 300
Generally operating airline companies: Aerlingus, Air Moldova, Austrian Airlines, Blue Air, Easy Jet, Egyptair, Norwegian, Ryanair, Sata International, Thai, Transavia, Turkish and Wizz Air.
During the winter months some airline companies stop operating temporarily, returning to offer their services at the beginning of the summer campaign.
Terminal T2
DEPARTURE HAll T2 - P2 (2nd floor)
Counters 400
Generally operating airline companies: Aegean, Air France, Brussels Airlines, Germanwings, KLM, LOT, Lufthansa y Swiss.
Counters 500
Generally operating airline companies: Air Europa (destinos nacionales y Schengen), Air Portugal TAP, Alitalia y SAS.
During the winter months, some airline companies stop operating temporarily, returning to offer their services at the beginning of the summer campaign.
Terminal T3
DEPARTURE Hall T3 - P0 (Floor 0)
Check-in counters 610-617 and boarding gates of area F are located on floor 0 of terminal T3. Counters 600-603 and boarding gates of area E are situated on 1st floor.
Currently, check-in counters at T3 are closed.
Please consult with your airline company, at what time you should be at the airport..
Counters 400
Generally operating airline companies: Adria, Aegean, Air France, Alitalia, KLM, LOT, Lufthansa, Privilege Style and Swiss.
Counters 500
CGenerally operating airline companies: Air Berlin, Air Europa (domestic and Schengen destinations) Air Portugal TAP, Brussels Airlines, SAS, SAS Norway. * T3 P0 Counters from 610 to 617
* T3 P1 Counters from 600 to 604
During the winter months, some airline companies stop operating temporarily, returning to offer their services at the beginning of the summer campaign.
