Editorial Policy — Madrid Airport (MAD) Guide

Editorial Policy

This page documents how the content on this Madrid Airport (MAD) travel guide is researched, written, reviewed, and kept current. We publish it because travelers and search engines both deserve to know where the information comes from.

Independence

This site is not commercially affiliated with AENA, with any airline operating at Madrid Airport, with any transport provider, or with any hotel near the airport. We do not accept payment for inclusion in articles, we do not write content sponsored by transport operators, and we do not have a commission relationship with any service we describe. Mentions of any provider reflect editorial judgement, not a paid placement.

Sources

For each guide we draw on a combination of:

• Official airport operator information — the public-facing pages of AENA, including terminal maps, transport guides, and operational notices.
• Official transport-operator information — the websites of the rail, metro, and bus services that connect the airport to the city.
• Public regulatory sources — official price regulations for taxis, published timetables, and government tourism resources.
• Traveler-facing references — observation of how the airport actually functions in practice, used to add context to the official sources.

Writing standards

Each guide aims to be:

• Specific: exact terminal numbers, route names, average travel times, current price ranges, and named operators rather than vague generalisations.
• Practical: written to answer the questions a traveler actually has — "where do I find the taxi rank?", "what's the cheapest route to the city?" — rather than generic prose.
• Honest about limitations: when an option is genuinely worse than the alternatives, we say so. We do not pretend every service is equally good.
• Up to date: reviewed periodically and revised when an operator changes a procedure, route, or price structure (see the review schedule below).

AI assistance disclosure

We use AI tools to assist with drafting, structuring, and translating articles. Every page that appears on this site is reviewed by a human editor before publication; AI-generated content is not published without that review. We disclose this because it is now expected practice and because we believe in being transparent about the tools that go into producing a modern editorial product.

Review and update cycle

Each guide carries a "last reviewed" date. Pages covering frequently changing details (prices, schedules, terminal assignments) are reviewed at least every six months. Pages covering more stable topics (the airport's history, the geography of the terminals) are reviewed annually or when triggered by a known change.

Corrections

If you notice something wrong, write to us via the contact page. We correct errors quickly and visibly — a corrected page carries a fresh "last reviewed" date, and significant corrections are noted in a brief change log at the bottom of the affected page.