RADAR-SIMLEMD – Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Madrid, Spain · 40.493°N 3.572°W · elevation 1,998 ft
Control the traffic at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport in radar-sim, a free air traffic control simulator that runs in the browser: as tower you issue take-off and landing clearances on 14L/32R, 14R/32L, 18L/36R and 18R/36L, as approach you vector and sequence the arrivals onto the ILS. No download, no account.
Start as tower at LEMD ▶ · Start as approach at LEMD ▶ · choose traffic level and wind first
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | True heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 3,500 m (11,483 ft) | 60 m | asphalt | 142° / 322° |
| 14R/32L | 3,988 m (13,084 ft) | 60 m | asphalt | 142° / 322° |
| 18L/36R | 3,500 m (11,483 ft) | 60 m | asphalt | 180° / 000° |
| 18R/36L | 4,350 m (14,272 ft) | 60 m | asphalt | 180° / 000° |
The airport has 4 runways. The parallels 14L/32R and 14R/32L are far enough apart for independent parallel approaches (ICAO requires 1035 m between the centrelines): aircraft established on both finals are not subject to the radar minima against each other. The parallels 18L/36R and 18R/36L are far enough apart for independent parallel approaches (ICAO requires 1035 m between the centrelines): aircraft established on both finals are not subject to the radar minima against each other. The runways in use depend on the traffic level and the wind: one (the best headwind among the longest, here 18R/36L with 4,350 m) on low, two on medium, and on high every runway with a headwind component and at most 20 kt crosswind.
Airspace
The simulated control zone is a circle of 5 NM around the field with extensions along the instrument runways, up to 4,500 ft. In approach sessions arrivals check in over an entry fix and are vectored or sent direct to the initial approach fix of the runway in use; in tower sessions a virtual approach controller does this and hands them over established on the ILS inside 10 NM.
| Approach | Initial approach fix (bearing / distance from LEMD) |
|---|---|
| RWY 14L | VETDO (325° / 12 NM) |
| RWY 14R | UVDIP (320° / 12 NM) |
| RWY 18L | ZOEGO (002° / 14 NM) |
| RWY 18R | ISTUZ (359° / 14 NM) |
| RWY 32L | VIUMU (144° / 15 NM) |
| RWY 32R | LIGKA (140° / 14 NM) |
| RWY 36L | ETITA (180° / 12 NM) |
| RWY 36R |
ODKEL (177° / 12 NM) |
Entry fixes: DADNO (117° / 26 NM), KIBOV (084° / 28 NM), OGZIK (192° / 29 NM), PAPPI (003° / 32 NM), TEATE (308° / 25 NM), ZEONO (236° / 26 NM).
Nearby airports
Controlled airports within 80 NM are drawn on the scope; departures leave towards their destination's direction.
LETOMadrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base – 5 NM, bearing 094°LEGTGetafe Air Base – 14 NM, bearing 210°
Other airports: all 20 airports in radar-sim · how to play and the command reference.