Radiography of Madrid-Barajas airport in 2026: more flights and passengers

Between January and August 2026 Madrid‑Barajas handled 47,072,394 passengers, a 4.4% rise on the previous year, while aircraft movements reached 300,410, up 5.8%.

In August 2026 the airport processed 6.54 million passengers, of which 4.97 million were international and 1.57 million domestic, and Hainan Airlines launched a weekly Madrid‑Haikou service on 21 June 2026 with a stop in Chongqing‑Jiangbei using a 292‑seat Boeing 787‑9; after the launch Madrid‑Barajas served 13 Asian destinations with ten airlines and 156 intercontinental routes to 90 destinations in 40 countries.