What Time Is It at Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)?
- Time zone now
- Central European Time, UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Zulu now
- UTC
- From you
- Sunrise / sunset
- Next clock change
- Location
- 40.493, -3.572
Madrid-Barajas (MAD) is on Central European Time: UTC+1 (CET) in standard time and UTC+2 (CEST) while daylight saving time is on. The airport is in Madrid, Spain. Its codes are MAD (IATA, the one on your boarding pass) and LEMD (ICAO, the one pilots and air traffic control use).
Other airports on the same clock: Barcelona (BCN), Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Rome Fiumicino (FCO).
Zulu Time and MAD
To get local time from Zulu, add 1 hour in standard time. With daylight saving time on, to get local time from Zulu, add 2 hours. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
For example, a METAR or flight plan time of 1500Z is 4:00 p.m. local at MAD in standard time.
When the Clocks Change
Every daylight saving change at MAD from now through 2027, in local time. These come from the same international time zone database phones and computers use.
| Date | Local time | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 3:00 a.m. | Clocks go back 1 hour | UTC+1 |
| Sunday, March 28, 2027 | 2:00 a.m. | Clocks go forward 1 hour | UTC+2 |
| Sunday, October 31, 2027 | 3:00 a.m. | Clocks go back 1 hour | UTC+1 |
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Common Questions
What time zone is MAD airport in?
Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) uses the Europe/Madrid time zone, Central European Time. That's UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 in daylight saving time.
Does MAD change its clocks for daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
How do I convert Zulu time to local time at MAD?
To get local time from Zulu, add 1 hour in standard time. With daylight saving time on, to get local time from Zulu, add 2 hours. Going the other way, from local time to Zulu, do the opposite.
Times here come from your browser's clock and the international time zone database. Sunrise and sunset are estimates, good to a few minutes. AvClock is for reference only, not for navigation or flight planning.