Palma de Mallorca Airport

Aeroport de Son Sant Joan ; Aeropuerto de Son Sant Joan ; Base Aérea de Son San Juan
Characteristics
ICAO code	LEPA, LESJ
IATA code	PMI
Coordinates	39 ° 33'6 " N , 2 ° 44'20" E Coordinates: 39 ° 33'6 " N , 2 ° 44'20" E
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

Exterior view of the terminal building

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

Source: Aena

Traffic figures for the Aeropuerto de Palma de Mallorca 2000–2018
year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons )	Flight movements
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.