Madrid Barajas International Airport 6th-9th 09-2023

[Beemer]

These are some of the biz jets seen at Madrid over the three or so days we spent at the viewing facility. Excellent weather, bit overcast one morning.


OO-ROK Citation CJ4 Luxaviation Belgium by Beemer328i, on Flickr


OE-LUA Challenger 650NG Premium Jet by Beemer328i, on Flickr


OE-FJP Phenom 100 Jet Pool by Beemer328i, on Flickr


N456GA G550 Hewlett Packard by Beemer328i, on Flickr


N157QS Global 6000 NetJets by Beemer328i, on Flickr


N150QS Global 6000 NetJets by Beemer328i, on Flickr


N18RU Global 5000 Corporate by Beemer328i, on Flickr


G-HAPA Legacy 500 Centreline by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-LQF C550 Clipper Air by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-LGV Falcon 2000LX Gestair by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-LEP Citation V Gestair by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-KBC G200 Executive Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-JXR Falcon 2000 Gestair by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-ISQ C560XL NordJet Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


D-ARCO Global 6000 ACM Air Charter by Beemer328i, on Flickr


CS-TFR Lear Jet 45 Corporate by Beemer328i, on Flickr


9H-VISTA Global 7500 VistaJet by Beemer328i, on Flickr


9H-VCM CL350 VistaJet by Beemer328i, on Flickr


9H-OWL Challenger 605 Gestair Malta by Beemer328i, on Flickr


9H-KFX Praetor 600 Flexjet Ops Malta by Beemer328i, on Flickr


3A-MSR C525 CJ1 Aviarent by Beemer328i, on Flickr


T7-BRE Challenger 604 Luxaviation San Marino by Beemer328i, on Flickr


SP-ZEN CL350 Jet Story by Beemer328i, on Flickr


N203JE Global 7500 by Beemer328i, on Flickr


PR-KIT Praetor 600 by Beemer328i, on Flickr

[vanguard]

Looks like a great location Brian a lot better than our mound,thanks for posting them

[Beemer]

Now for a few airliners at Madrid including four B747 freighters. The trouble with taking photos of bigger aircraft is you can not avoid the fencing wires.


XA-ADL B787 9 AeroMexico by Beemer328i, on Flickr


XA-ADH B787 9 AeroMexico by Beemer328i, on Flickr


SU-NMG A320 Nesma Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


SU-BVJ A320N Air Cairo by Beemer328i, on Flickr


SU-BPZ B738 AMC Airlines by Beemer328i, on Flickr


N872AN B787 8 American Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


N537CA B747 446F National Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


LV-GKP A330 203 Aerolineas Argentinas by Beemer328i, on Flickr


HZ-ARC B787 9 Saudia by Beemer328i, on Flickr


HL7623 B747 8B5F Korean Airways by Beemer328i, on Flickr


F-HDRA A319 Amelia by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-NZG B788 Air Europa by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-NTB A350 941 World2Fly by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-MYA A330 202 Level by Beemer328i, on Flickr


EC-MEY B737 476F Swiftair by Beemer328i, on Flickr


B-2098 B777 FFT Air China Cargo Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


A7-BFE B777 FDZ Qatar Airways Cargo by Beemer328i, on Flickr


9K-AKP A320N Kuwait Airways by Beemer328i, on Flickr


4K-SW800 B747 4R7F Silk Way West Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


4K-BCR B747 4H6F Silk Way West Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


4K-BCH B747 467F Silk Way West Als by Beemer328i, on Flickr


YR-DSE A 320 Dan Air that name rings a bell.


EC-MQM A340 Plus Ultra taken thru' three double glazed windows.

[vanguard]

Thanks again Brian,it's a better selection of airlines then we have here👏

[ian531]

Nice shots Brian, and a great mix of airlines

Ian

[jetdragon]

Looks like a great trip - some cracking pics across those posts.

cheers

JD

[ronturner]

Excellent. Good spot you found.

[viscount]

Ron, we didn't exactly 'find' it. The location is an official enthusiasts enclosure, provided by the airport. The snag is that it is an unattractive 30 minute brisk walk, in the heat, from the end of Terminal 3 along the backs of disused hangars/industrial areas. To gain entry it is necessary to obtain a pass from a security office, then show this to gain entry through a security gate. The viewing area has no services and little shelter/shade, but is a raised bank overlooking the actual airport boundary fencing, close to a spot where the majority of aircraft (although not Iberia and their service partners long haul flights using Terminal 4 Satellite have to pass. Use of the enclosure is free and open daily throughout the year.

A connected little tale. One morning we took a taxi from the hotel to Cuatro Vientos, an airfield on the other side of Madrid City. From there we took a taxi back to Madrid Barajas Airport. The taxi driver could not comprehend where we wanted to be dropped, after all, the only place foreigners need to get to at an airport is the departure Terminal. In anticipation of this we had taken a photograph of the location entrance so we showed it to him, but he did not recognise it! He however then showed it to two instructor pilots standing in an aero-club cafe-bar beside the road, who immediately knew the location and were able to tell the driver in Spanish where it was and we were delivered direct to the right place - so got 'spotting' 30 minutes earlier and saved ourselves the 30 minute hike too!

[andyh]

Were you there on the morning of 7th September Brian? I flew out on EC-LUS to Manchester (we were rerouted by BA flying back from Washington). I will be posting some pictures from the Satellite terminal when I get chance.

[viscount]

On Thursday 7th we were at Cuatro Vientos in the morning on the other side of the City, getting back to the Enthusiast's enclosure around 2pm until 6:30pm ish. Madrid Barajas is a busy place with 4 active runways and 5 numbered terminals (although 1 to 3 are interconnected and T4 and T4S are quite some distance apart). Where you required to move between terminals for the connecting flight to the UK?

Looking forward to your photos from a different area of the airport.

[andyh]

Thanks Brian. No, we arrived into Terminal 4S from Washington and departed from there too. Just a very quick pass through security to get down to departures.

[andyh]

It's been so bus since I got back that it's taken me longer than I expected to post a few of the images taken from with T4S early morning on 7th September. They're no where near the quality of those from the two Brians above, partly due to jet lag, partly due to heavily tinted windows and annoying internal lighting in the Iberia Lounge.

I can't believe that it was actually my first time seeing A6-BND...