Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI/LEPA)
New routes and frequency possibilities and why these routes would work
| Domestic | Island inspiration for Chopin's Raindrop Prelude: Mallorca now heavily promotes its associations with the many artists who have made it their refuge and home. King Juan Carlos also lives in Mallorca and welcomed the Obama's to his home there during the First Lady's private holiday in 2010. |
| Gran Canaria | |
| 9,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 | |
| Vigo | |
| Unserved route in winter season 8,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
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| La Coruña | |
| Unserved route 5,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 |
| Europe |
| Finland |
| Oulu |
| Unserved route |
| Tampere |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Turku |
| Unserved route |
| Vaasa |
| Unserved route |
| Helsinki |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| France |
| Nice |
| Unserved route in winter seasons 3,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 |
| Bordeaux |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Marseille |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Toulouse |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Italy |
| Genoa |
| Unserved route |
| Turin |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Venice |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Naples |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Norway |
| Bergen |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Oslo |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Stavagner |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Trondheim |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Poland |
| Gdansk |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Krakow |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Lodz |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Szczecin |
| Unserved route |
| Wroclaw |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Poznan |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Sweden |
| Gothenburg |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Lulea |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Malmo |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Norrkoping |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| United Kingdom |
| Inverness |
| Unserved route |
| Aberdeen |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Belfast |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Blackpool |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Bournemouth |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Cardiff |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Durham Tees Valley |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Edinburgh |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Exeter |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Glasgow |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Humberside |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Leeds Bradford |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Norwich |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Southampton |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Other countries |
| Bucharest |
| Unserved route in winter seasons 2,000 one way indirect passengers in 2010 7,000 passengers in 2010 |
| Riga |
| Unserved route |
| Tallin |
| Unserved route |
| Vilnius |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Zagreb |
| Unserved route |
| Belgrade |
| Unserved route |
| Bratislava |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Budapest |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Kiev |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Rostock Laage |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Shannon |
| Unserved route in winter seasons |
| Intercontinental |
| China |
| Unserved country |
| Qatar |
| Unserved country |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Unserved country |
| Buenos Aires |
| Unserved route 6,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 |
| New York |
| Unserved route 6,000 one way indirect traffic in 2010 plus 11,000 additional passengers to other regions in USA |
| Agadir |
| Unserved route |
| Casablanca |
| Unserved route |
Rafael Nadal's birthplace and holiday home for celebs such as Michael Douglas, Mallorca is a paradise for paparazzis.
Other major reasons to serve this airport
- Major tourist cultural and sun & beach attractions.
- Multicultural and lively city.
- Potential for convention & congress tourism.
- Winner of the ACI Europe Best Airport 2009 Award at the “10-25 million passenger” category for its strong relationships with its airline costumers & its successful adoption of a hub strategy.
PMI has been successful at establishing long-term relationships with many European carriers and Palma de Mallorca Airport won the ACI EUROPE "Best Airport 10-25m Category" in 2009.
Marketing and other support
- PR support for new routes such as press releases, flight opening press conferences, activities related to the inaugural flight, a banner at Aena Aeropuertos's S.A. web page during the start-up period, and advertising support in our airports. For further information, please contact
- Possible cooperation from the Spanish Tourism Board (Tourspain):
- Market information: statistics & market analysis on request at
With a permanent population of less than 1 million, and airport traffic of well over 20 times this figure, PMI's catchment is almost wholly in-bound, 75% leisure-dominated, and very substantial.
Catchment Area
The map shows the population living near Palma de Mallorca Airport (the green square), and the nearest airports in the area (Ibiza and Menorca Airports).
- 30 min catchment area: 405,000
- 60 min population catchment: 870,000
In 2011, less than 15,777 tonnes of cargo passed through PMI, including a great deal of high value fresh fish destined for the island's substantial restaurant trade including its best fish restaurant – the Can Eduardo – patronised by Spain's King Juan Carlos (also a prominent Mallorca's resident).
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
- For freight opportunities go to: www.clasanet.com
Geography
- Palma de Mallorca airport is located 8 km. east of the main city.
Road Access:
- The airport can be accessed from the Palma-Santanyi motorway.
Bus Access
- Palma-Airport, Line 1
- S´Arenal-Airport, Line 21
Infrastructure & Operations:
- 2 runways: 3000m and 3270m.
- Slot Coordinated: Coordinated.
- Operating hours: 24 hours.
- 1 Terminal.
Important infrastructure developments and/or other news
Look for more Balearic region information at:
- Balearic Islands Official Tourist Information: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera
- Palma de Mallorca City Hall
- La Cabrera Archipelago National Park
- Tourism in Spain
Vital statistics
2011 figures
- Passengers (commercial): 6,255,641 domestic pax; 16,456,329 international pax.
- Air Transport Movements: 147,476 regular flights; 28,876 charter flights.
- Freight: 15,777 tons.
- Largest carriers (Top 10): Air Berlin, Niki, Ryanair, Air Europa, easyJet, Spanair, Thomson Airways, Condor, TUIfly, Vueling.









