Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) — TSA / Security Screening Information

MAD Airport TSA / Security Details

AirportAdolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)
Security authorityAena / Spanish airport security system; U.S. TSA is not the security authority at MAD
Security screening locationsT1, T2 and T4 departure areas
Security checkpoint processBoarding-pass check, passenger screening through metal detector, and X-ray screening of hand luggage and carried items. 
Security wait-time informationEstimated security-control times are displayed on information screens at the T1, T2 and T4 security checkpoints and are automatically updated approximately every 3 minutes. 
Airport & Security information phone+34 913 211 000
Security assistance / traveller supportAena information staff (“green jackets”) provide passenger assistance at information points around the airport. 
Fast Track securityAvailable at security checkpoints in T1, T2 and T4
Fast LaneAena currently states that Fast Lane is temporarily closed due to improvement works; Fast Track remains available. 
Priority/security accessFast Track provides quicker access to security screening for eligible passengers. 
What to prepare for screeningRemove items from pockets and place jackets and permitted items in the provided trays; electronic devices and permitted liquids may need to be presented separately according to security instructions. 
Reduced-mobility/family accessSpecial security access is available for passengers with reduced mobility and families with prams/pushchairs. 
Police emergency/public assistanceNational Police: 060; Civil Guard citizen assistance at MAD: +34 913 054 775, 24 hours. 
Airport opening/contactAena lists MAD airport telephone assistance as available 24 hours a day, every day of the year
Important noteThere is no separate MAD “TSA phone number” or U.S. TSA office. For Madrid airport security-checkpoint questions, contact Aena at +34 913 211 000.

Security checkpoint locations

TerminalSecurity information
Terminal 1 (T1)Security checkpoint in the departures area
Terminal 2 (T2)Security checkpoint in the departures area
Terminal 4 (T4)Security checkpoint in the departures area; Fast Track available.
Terminal 4S (T4S)Used for certain connecting/international flights; passengers normally reach T4S through the airport’s transfer/security procedures rather than treating it as a separate public departure terminal.

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