Airport-dle
Puzzle #8 was Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport.
Madrid–Barajas Airport is the main international airport serving Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area. At 3,050 ha in area, it is the second-largest airport in Europe by physical size behind Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. In 2025, 68.1 million passengers travelled through Madrid–Barajas, making it the country's busiest airport as well as Europe's fifth-busiest.
What the record says
Puzzle 8 ran on 18 Jul 2026 and the answer was Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, played with 6 guesses against 5 columns. On the record: Country - Spain; Continent - Europe; Elevation - 500-2000. The numbers: Runways - 4; Longest runway - 14,271 ft.
The photograph is by OurAirports, licensed CC0.
Airport-dle builds its record from OurAirports - CC0 1.0 public domain. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia summary excerpt, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.
How it scored
- Country
- Spain
- Continent
- Europe
- Elevation
- 500-2000
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 14,271 ft