Madrid Barajas International Airport is the most important airport serving the Spanish capital.
The airport was opened in 1928, and received its name from the adjacent town of Barajas, which has its own metro station on the same rail line serving the airport.
The special function of the airport can be found in the key link between Europe and Latin America. In 2007 the airport had more than 52 million passengers.
Madrid Airport is the 10th biggest airport in the world, and the fourth biggest in Europe.
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