Aeródromo de Son Bonet

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Aeródromo de Son Bonet
SonBonet.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code LESB
Coordinates

39 ° 35 '56 "  N , 2 ° 42' 10"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 35 '56 "  N , 2 ° 42' 10"  E
Height above MSL 47 m (154  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 6 km northeast of Palma
Local transport Bus
Metro :
Metro M2
Basic data
opening 1920
operator Aena
Passengers 2,159 (2017)
Air freight 0 t (2017)
Flight
movements 		12,258 (2017)
Start-and runway
06/24 1323 m × 22 m asphalt

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The Aeródromo de Son Bonet is an airfield in the municipality of Marratxí in the district of Es Pont d'Inca on the Balearic island of Mallorca . It is located six kilometers from the center of the capital Palma on the road from Palma to Inca .

history

First landing in 1916

On July 2, 1916, on the occasion of the inauguration of the first electric tram in Palma de Mallorca, Salvador Hedilla landed with his aircraft on what was then the airfield of Son Bonet.

In 1920 Son Bonet was officially opened as the first airport (Aeródromo de Mallorca). The first commercial liner service took place in 1927 by the airline Iberia . The first tourists in Mallorca were dispatched to Son Bonet.

Between 1936 and 1939, Son Bonet served as a military airfield during the Spanish Civil War under the leadership of dictator Franco . The air forces from Italy started their bombardment of the cities of Barcelona and Valencia from there . Until the opening of today's airport of Palma de Mallorca, the Aeródromo de Son Sant Juan in July 1960, for the complete civil air traffic, the airport Son Bonet was the main airport of the island Mallorca and was used both military and civil.

use

Today the Son Bonet airfield with various hangars is used by civil aviation. Among other things, the first Aero Club de Mallorca (ACM) is located there with a flight school, helicopter squadron and fire-fighting aircraft for fighting forest fires, as well as a company for helicopter pilot training. The Son Bonet airfield, like the major Son Sant Juan airport, is managed by the operating company Aena . In 2005, 4107 aircraft movements were registered; in 2017 the number was 12,258.

Traffic figures

Source: Aena
Traffic figures for the Aeropuerto de Son Bonet 2005–2017
year Passenger volume Flight movements
2017 2.159 12,258
2016 3,180 12,934
2015 3,538 13,148
2014 2,650 11,380
2013 3.139 11,171
2012 1,068 12,819
2011 0 14,431
2010 0 14,119
2009 0 13,112
2008 0 15,975
2007 0 12,594
2006 0 14,466
2005 0 15,897

Incidents

  • On November 11, 1957, the pilots of a De Havilland Heron 2D of the Aviaco ( aircraft registration EC-ANZ ) coming from Barcelona flew on the approach to Son Bonet airport 15 kilometers from the airport into a 400 meter high mountain. All four occupants, two passengers and the pilots, were killed as a result of the navigation error.
  • On April 10, 1958, a Douglas DC-3 (C-53) of Iberia (registration EC-ABN ) returned after take-off from Son Bonet airfield for the flight to Barcelona due to engine problems. A belly landing was carried out in a field on the edge of the airfield , which resulted in a total write-off. All inmates survived.

Web links

Commons : Son Bonet Aerodrome  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed January 28, 2019 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ a b Estadísticas de tráfico aéreo. Aena.es , accessed January 28, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. ^ Accident report Viking 1B D-ADEL , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Accident report Heron 2D EC-ANZ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ ICAO Circular 1959 / AN-54 p.42-44 (English), accessed on April 9, 2018
  6. ^ Accident report DC-3 EC-ABN , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 9, 2017.