Recently I stayed a few days in Madrid. My flight, KL1703, arrived about one hour late. The delay was caused by runway limitations due to stormy weather in the Netherlands. PH-BXL landed on 18L and arrived at terminal 3. After leaving the aircraft I decided to stay airside and spot from there. After 2,5 hours my brother and a friend came in on KL1705. From the terminal building we walked in just over ten minutes to our accommodation, Hotel Ibis Madrid Aeropuerto Barajas.
17:00 - 19:35
CS-TTE 319 TAP
D-ABDF 320 Air Berlin
D-AIBB 320 Lufthansa
D-AIZJ 320 Lufthansa
EI-IXJ 321 Alitalia
F-GKXU 320 Air France
HL7750 777 Korean Air
OO-VEX 737 Brussels Airlines
PH-BXC 737 KLM
PH-BXL 737 KLM
TC-JGS 737 Turkish Airlines
TS-IMM 320 Tunisair
YR-BAE 737 Blue Air
EC-GHX 340 Iberia
EC-HGQ 737 Air Europa
EC-HSV 767 Air Europa
EC-JLE 346 Iberia
EC-KLD 757 Gestair Cargo
EC-KRJ E90 Air Europa - LFP markings (Liga Nacional de Fútbol)
EC-KXD E90 Air Europa
EC-KYO E90 Air Europa
The next day I returned to the airport while my travel companions headed for the city. Spotting was done from a hallway inside terminal 2, where a couple of large windows provided a decent view over part of the airport. In the five hours that I stayed there out of twenty Iberia A340-600’s I didn’t spot a single one. The new runways and terminals that have been constructed since my last visit in 2003 sure have their disadvantages. At least I was able to admire three aircraft in retro colour schemes. If anyone knows which Emirates A340-300 landed around 13:30 on 33R, I would like to hear it.
EC-HFK EM2 Swiftair - no titles
EC-IIH 340 Iberia
EC-ISX ATR Swiftair - no titles
EC-JPF 330 Air Europa
EC-JQG 330 Air Europa
EC-KKS 319 Iberia - retro c/s
EC-KLD 757 Gestair Cargo
EC-KOM 330 Air Europa
EC-KRJ E90 Air Europa - LFP markings (Liga Nacional de Fútbol)
EC-KSE 340 Iberia
EC-KTG 330 Air Europa
EC-KXD E90 Air Europa
EC-KYO E90 Air Europa
EC-LCQ E90 Air Europa
EC-LEQ 330 Iberworld
EC-LHM 340 Iberia
Today I visited the airport twice, for almost three hours in the morning and 1,5 in the afternoon. At the moment I am still looking for three registrations, namely an American Airlines Boeing 767 that touched down on 33L at approximately 10:15, a Saga Airlines Boeing 737 that landed on 33R around 11:25 and an Aeromexico Boeing 777 in the new colour scheme that arrived on 33L around lunch time. From my hotel room I could see the one mentioned last landing in the distance.
09:00 - 11:50 16:20 - 17:50
4X-EAC 767 El Al
A7-ACL 330 Qatar Airways
CN-ROK 737 Royal Air Maroc
CS-TPA 100 Portugalia
CS-TPL ER4 Portugalia
D-ABKA 737 Air Berlin
D-ACNH CR9 Eurowings
D-AGWG 319 Germanwings
D-AILC 319 Lufthansa
D-AIPB 320 Lufthansa
D-AIQB 320 Lufthansa
D-AIZI 320 Lufthansa
EI-LAX 330 Aer Lingus
G-TTOE 320 British Airways
HB-IPX 319 Swiss
HL7734 777 Korean Air
HZ-ASB 320 Saudi Arabian Airlines
JY-AGP 310 Royal Jordanian
N1201P 767 Delta
N14115 757 Continental - winglets
N191DN 767 Delta - winglets
N948AC 330 Avianca
N968AV 330 Avianca
OO-VET 737 Brussels Airlines
PT-MVQ 330 TAM
TC-JGG 737 Turkish Airlines
TC-JGV 737 Turkish Airlines
VP-BUN 319 Aeroflot
YL-LCZ 767 Santa Barbara Airlines
YR-MDS M80 JetTranAir
EC-GJT 340 Iberia
EC-GUP 340 Iberia
EC-HBM 737 Air Europa
EC-HDS 757 Privilege Style
EC-HGV 340 Iberia
EC-HGX 340 Iberia
EC-IDA 737 Air Europa
EC-ISX ATR Swiftair - no titles
EC-JCY 346 Iberia
EC-JNF 737 Air Europa
EC-KOM 330 Air Europa
EC-KOU 340 Iberia
EC-KRJ E90 Air Europa - LFP markings (Liga Nacional de Fútbol)
EC-KTG 330 Air Europa
EC-LCQ E90 Air Europa
EC-LEK E90 Air Europa
EC-LEQ 330 Iberworld
EC-LFZ E90 Air Europa
After an early breakfast I took my last walk from our hotel to the airport. The first 3,5 hours I spotted from the earlier mentioned corridor, then I went through security and resumed spotting airside. Our return flight, KL1702, was again about one hour late. Thanks to the delay I could write down an Air Memphis A320 and an Egyptair B737. The registration of the American Airlines B757 that landed shortly after 08:00 remains a mystery to me. My days at Madrid yielded a total of seventeen Iberia A340’s, consisting of eleven -300’s and six -600’s, not as much as I had hoped for. On the other hand, I logged far more aircraft of low cost airlines than anticipated. In approximately eighteen hours 36 of Ryanair and 28 of easyJet.
07:40 - 14:10
5A-LAE CR9 Libyan Airways
A7-ACK 330 Qatar Airways
B-6115 330 Air China
CC-CWY 767 LAN - winglets
CP-2603 747 AeroSur
CS-TNT 320 TAP
CS-TPM ER4 Portugalia
CS-TTR 319 TAP
D-ACNE CR9 Eurowings
D-AGWP 319 Germanwings
D-AILY 319 Lufthansa
D-AIQN 320 Lufthansa
D-AISG 321 Lufthansa
D-AKNG 319 Lufthansa Italia
D-AKNN 319 Germanwings
EI-DVG 320 Aer Lingus
EI-LAX 330 Aer Lingus
F-GKXR 320 Air France
G-TTOJ 320 British Airways
HA-LOS 737 Malev
HB-IOD 321 Swiss
LN-ROX M80 SAS
LV-ALJ 747 Aerolineas Argentinas
N13110 757 Continental - winglets
N190DN 767 Delta
N199DN 767 Delta
N277AY 330 US Airways
N349AN 767 American
N774AM 777 Aeromexico - new c/s
N948AC 330 Avianca
N973AV 330 Avianca
OO-SSC 319 Brussels Airlines - Star Alliance c/s
PH-BXL 737 KLM
PT-MVC 330 TAM
SP-LID E70 LOT
SU-GCO 737 Egyptair
SU-PBG 320 Air Memphis
SX-DVR 320 Aegean Airlines
TC-JCZ 310 Turkish Airlines Cargo
TC-JGI 737 Turkish Airlines
VP-BRZ 320 Aeroflot
YL-LCY 767 Santa Barbara Airlines
EC-GJT 340 Iberia
EC-GLE 340 Iberia
EC-HBL 737 Air Europa
EC-HGX 340 Iberia
EC-HKQ 737 Air Europa
EC-HSV 767 Air Europa
EC-ISX ATR Swiftair - no titles
EC-IZX 346 Iberia
EC-JBA 346 Iberia
EC-JBJ 737 Air Europa
EC-JCZ 346 Iberia
EC-JJS M80 Swiftair
EC-JLE 346 Iberia
EC-JNQ 346 Iberia
EC-JPF 330 Air Europa
EC-JUG M80 Swiftair - no titles
EC-KCG 737 Air Europa
EC-KCL 340 Iberia
EC-KKS 319 Iberia - retro c/s
EC-KLD 757 Gestair Cargo
EC-KOM 330 Air Europa
EC-KOU 340 Iberia
EC-KRA 737 Swiftair - no titles
EC-KTG 330 Air Europa
EC-KXD E90 Air Europa
EC-LCQ E90 Air Europa
EC-LEK E90 Air Europa
EC-LEQ 330 Iberworld
EC-LGL 747 Pullmantur Air
EC-LHV AT7 Swiftair
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