Palma de Mallorca Airport
Aeroport de Son Sant Joan Aeropuerto de Son Sant Joan Base Aérea de Son San Juan |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | LEPA, LESJ |
IATA code | PMI |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 8 m (26 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 8 km east of Palma , Spain |
Street | PM-20 |
Local transport |
1 towards the city center
21 towards S'Arenal |
Basic data | |
opening | Before 1921 |
operator | Aena |
surface | 630 ha |
Terminals | 1 |
Passengers | 29,081,446 (2018) |
Air freight | 10,018 t (2018) |
Flight movements |
220,332 (2018) |
Capacity ( PAX per year) |
34 million |
Runways | |
06R / 24L | 3000 m × 45 m asphalt |
06L / 24R | 3270 m × 45 m asphalt |
The airport Palma de Mallorca ( IATA code : PMI ; own name in Catalan Aeroport de Son Sant Joan or Spanish Aeropuerto de Son San Juan , in German literally airport Son Sant Joan ) on the island of Mallorca is one of three international airports next to the Balearic Islands those of the neighboring islands of Ibiza and Menorca . After extensive expansion, Palma de Mallorca Airport became the island's commercial airport in July 1960. In this function, he replaced the Son Bonet airfield , which is 6 kilometers north-north-west and was also operated as an airport until then.
The airport is also used by the Spanish Air Force as the Base Aérea de Son San Juan . It is located eight kilometers east of the island's capital Palma and is the third largest airport in Spain after Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat .
Military use
As a military airfield , the airport is the location of the Ala 49 (Spanish wing, a squadron) with the Escuadrón 801 , which operates light transport aircraft and SAR helicopters.
Civil use
The total area of the airport is 6.3 km². The maximum capacity is currently 34 million passengers per year. Up to 18,000 passengers per hour or 400,000 per day can be handled.
The terminal area is 250,733 m². There are 96 parking positions with 70,000 m² for passenger aircraft. 35 of these are directly connected to the terminal via passenger boarding bridges . The freight center has an area of 6,000 m². 7,810 parking spaces for motor vehicles are available.
Terminals and Gates
The airport consists of a terminal that is divided into various modules. In the main building there is the baggage claim, the arrival lobby, the departure lobby with 205 counters for baggage drop-off, as well as the passenger controls and some shops and cafés. The baggage claim is located on the lowest floor and has 16 baggage carousels, two of which are reserved for non-EU / non-Schengen flights.
Module A
Module A is located in the north of the airport and is preferably used for non-EU / non-Schengen flights. It has 25 gates, 10 of which have a passenger boarding bridge . It is the only module with gates on two levels. The A gates are usually closed during the winter season. Module A is also the only module in which arriving and departing passengers are spatially separated. Arriving passengers are directed to baggage claim via a separate aisle.
Module B
Module B is the smallest of them all and is located at the north end of the main building. Only small aircraft are handled here; Air Nostrum usually flies from this module. The module houses eight gates, none of which is equipped with a passenger boarding bridge. It is mainly used for island traffic and regional traffic.
Module C
Module C is the largest module of the airport with 33 gates and serves all EU charter and scheduled flights.
Module D
Almost all flights by Spanish airlines (Iberia, Vueling, Air Europa), as well as many scheduled flights from other airlines, are handled in this module . In the meantime, low-cost airlines such as Ryanair have also moved to this module. 19 gates are available here, all gates with an odd number do not have a passenger boarding bridge and are so-called bus gates.
Traffic figures
year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) | Flight movements |
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2018 | 29,081,446 | 10,018 | 220.332 |
2017 | 27,970,656 | 10.191 | 208,788 |
2016 | 26.254.110 | 10,453 | 197,640 |
2015 | 23,745,023 | 11,374 | 178.254 |
2014 | 23,115,622 | 11,463 | 172.630 |
2013 | 22,768,032 | 12,237 | 170.140 |
2012 | 22,666,858 | 13,712 | 173.966 |
2011 | 22,726,707 | 15,777 | 180.152 |
2010 | 21.117.417 | 17,292 | 174,635 |
2009 | 21.203.041 | 17,086 | 177.502 |
2008 | 22,832,857 | 21,396 | 193.379 |
2007 | 23,228,879 | 22,834 | 197.384 |
2006 | 22.408.427 | 22,444 | 190,304 |
2005 | 21,240,736 | 21,026 | 182.028 |
2004 | 20,416,083 | 20,408 | 177.859 |
2003 | 19.185.919 | 19,935 | 168,988 |
2002 | 17,832,558 | 20,413 | 160,329 |
2001 | 19.206.964 | 23,069 | 169,603 |
2000 | 19,424,243 | 25,157 | 176.997 |
Incidents
From 1960 to June 2018 there were six total write-offs of aircraft at Palma de Mallorca Airport and in its vicinity. Six people were killed. Abstract:
- On June 21, 1964 a Douglas DC-3 / C-47A-85-DL of the Spanish TASSA ( aircraft registration EC-AQH ) had problems with the left engine after taking off from Palma de Mallorca airport. The pilot turned back, but had to after the failure of both engines 900 meters off the coast ditch . The 28 occupants survived except for one passenger.
- On August 13, 1980, a Learjet 35A of the Spanish Spantax (EC-DFA) was flown on the approach to Palma de Mallorca airport during a visual approach 8 kilometers north of it in the mountains. In this CFIT ( controlled flight into terrain ), all four occupants, two crew members and two passengers, were killed.
Picture gallery
Germanwings check-in counter
Civil Guard Station
See also
- Son Bonet Airport - First airport on Mallorca
Web links
- Official website of the airport (German, English, Catalan, Spanish)
- Official website of the operator (English, Spanish)
- Palma de Mallorca Airport (German)
- Military website
- Airport data on World Aero Data
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b History. Aena.es , accessed on January 31, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Introduction. Aena.es , accessed on January 31, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed November 4, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ a b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed January 31, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Accident statistics at Palma de Mallorca Airport , Aviation Safety Network , accessed on July 1, 2018 (English).
- ^ Accident report DC-3 EC-AQH , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 14, 2019.
- ^ Accident report Learjet 35 EC-DFA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on August 2, 2020.