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Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) is Spain's primary international gateway and one of Europe's busiest aviation crossroads, linking the Iberian Peninsula to destinations across five continents. This metal print captures that reach precisely — built from real ADS-B flight tracking data. Every flight path is colorized by altitude, rendered across your chosen palette.

This print visualizes all 1,073 flights recorded on February 5, 2026 — the 20th anniversary of Terminal 4's opening, the expansion that repositioned the airport as a genuine European hub. Printed direct-to-metal on an aluminum panel, it is a piece of aviation wall art that locks in the day MAD came of age.

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MAD flight path print — Aurora theme
MAD flight path print — Ember theme
MAD flight path print — Nebula theme
MAD flight path print — Solstice theme
MAD flight path print — Sky theme
MAD flight path print — Coast theme
MAD flight path print — Rose theme
MAD flight path print — Iris theme

Dye-sublimated on aluminum · Float mount hardware included

$119

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Behind the Print

Statistics from the ADS-B flight data visualized in this print.

1,073

Total Flights

416

Unique Aircraft

74

Peak Hour Flights

ADS-B data captured from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) on February 5, 2026, recorded 1,073 total flights across 24 hours, comprising 518 arrivals, 537 departures, and 18 touch-and-goes. Traffic ran continuously from 00:00 through 23:59 CET. The peak hour was 10:00, with 74 movements, and the average across all hours was 44.7 flights per hour. A second concentration appears in the evening, with hours 18, 19, and 22 each logging 69, 70, and 71 movements respectively. The quietest window fell between 02:00 and 03:00, with just 3 total flights at 02:00. A total of 416 unique aircraft were tracked, producing 801,901 individual ADS-B position points. The busiest route pair was Madrid to Barcelona (BCN), with 33 combined movements. Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and Paris Orly (ORY) each registered 28 total movements, followed by London Heathrow (LHR) at 26 and both Palma de Mallorca (PMI) and Lisbon (LIS) at 25. Approach directions were dominated by NNE (93 counts) and ENE (84 counts), with departure traffic similarly concentrated toward NNE (91) and ENE (81). The fleet registered by country of registration shows the largest identified groups from Croatia (27 aircraft), Italy (19), the United States (17), and Germany (17), though 230 aircraft carried an unresolved country code. Cruise altitudes clustered heavily in the 34,000 to 38,000 foot range, with the 34,000 to 35,000 foot band producing the highest position count at 38,698 ADS-B points. The average observed altitude across all tracked points was 19,067 feet, and the highest recorded altitude was 45,425 feet on a departure to Beirut (BEY). The longest flight by distance was an arrival covering 15,505 nautical miles, operated by a Chinese-registered aircraft (B-7879). Average leg distance across all flights was 640.6 nautical miles, with an average leg duration of 110.3 minutes. Total cumulative distance flown by all tracked flights was 687,337 nautical miles.

Every print includes a QR code linking to the full flight report.

Full Flight Report
Aluminum print showing flight path visualization
Premium Material

Why Aluminum

Our prints are produced on museum-grade aluminum with a high-gloss finish — the choice of professional galleries worldwide.

Dye-Sublimated

Colors infused directly into the aluminum surface for unmatched vibrancy.

Deep Blacks & Vibrant Color

High-gloss finish delivers exceptional contrast and altitude gradients.

Archival Durability

Scratch-resistant, waterproof, and fade-resistant for decades of display.

Modern Float Mount

Included mounting hardware creates a sleek 3/4" float off the wall.

Gallery-Quality Finish

The same premium process used by museums and professional galleries.

About the Airport

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport traces its origins to 1931, when it opened as a modest aerodrome on the outskirts of the Spanish capital. Decades of growth followed. By the postwar era it had evolved into Spain's dominant commercial hub, and in 1998 it received its current official name in honor of Spain's first post-Franco prime minister. The airport sits roughly 12 kilometers northeast of central Madrid at an elevation of 1,998 feet above sea level — one of the higher-elevation major airports in Western Europe.

The facility operates 4 runways arranged in 2 parallel pairs, a configuration that allows independent simultaneous operations and supports the volume of traffic MAD consistently handles. Terminal 4, designed by architect Richard Rogers and inaugurated in 2006, was the inflection point. It added substantial capacity and a dedicated satellite building, Terminal 4S, connected by an underground transit link. The expansion cemented the airport's role as a primary transatlantic hub, particularly for routes between Europe and Latin America. Iberia, Spain's flag carrier, bases its long-haul operations here and operates MAD as its primary hub.

Geographically, Madrid's position at the center of the Iberian Peninsula gives the airport a natural role as a connecting point rather than a coastal gateway. That central location shapes its traffic patterns — domestic routes fan out toward Barcelona, Palma, and the Canary Islands, while intercontinental services reach across the Atlantic with particular density toward South America. The surrounding region is the Community of Madrid, home to more than 6 million people, and the airport functions as both the city's primary air link and a significant node in the broader European air network.

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