Madrid Airport Facilities

The Madrid Airport facilities are obviously made with passengers in mind. They include:

Terminals

There are four terminals at the airport. Terminal 4 caters for Iberia Flights, and Oneworld Alliance flights such as American Airlines, LAN Airlines, British Airways and a couple of others. The other terminals, 1, 2 and 3, house Spanair and Air Europa and other airline members allied to Star Alliance and Skyteam. Of significance is Terminal 4 which is the world’s largest and most vast airport terminus in terms of general area, spanning 8,180,572 square feet or 760,000 square meters of separate airside structures and separate landside.

Finance and Communications

The Barajas has some other crucial facilities such as Money and Communications. These include a couple bureaux de change, two banks, a post office and many ATMs. In all the terminals you are bound to find a 24-hour operating bank. Wireless Internet access can be found in many of the VIP restaurants, lounges and other parts of all four terminals.

Eating and Drinking

With more than 30 bars, cafes and restaurants, eating and drinking at the airport is well catered for. Shopping can be done at the more than 100 shops, duty free inclusive, found across the Airport.

Conference Facilities

For those searching for business and conference facilities, there are about five meeting rooms that are fully equipped and accessible in the second terminal as well as VIP lounges in basically all the terminals.

Disabled Travelers Access

Madrid Airport is constructed in such a way that every wheelchair-disabled user can access and use the airport, while wheelchairs can be provided by airlines upon request. Reserved car parking spaces are also available for the disabled.

Other Facilities

You can report luggage loss in many offices in Terminal 4 and 1. Other facilities such as nurseries are available in terminals 4 and 2, first aid stops in 4 and 2, pharmacies in 1, 4 and 2 as well as a number of tour operators and travel agencies. There is a chapel and playground at the Airport.