# Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI)

> Palma de Mallorca, ES · IATA: PMI · ICAO: LEPA · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PMI` |
| ICAO | `LEPA` |
| City | Palma de Mallorca |
| Country | ES |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 8 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 39.55170, 2.73881 |

## Description

On peak August days, Son Sant Joan logs more aircraft movements than some hub airports see in a month: Palma de Mallorca Airport (IATA: PMI, ICAO: LEPA) is Spain's third-largest airport with around 33 million passengers in 2024 — and the most seasonal of Europe's major airports. Air Europa was founded on the island, and Eurowings runs its most important base outside Germany here. The freight picture is sober by comparison: roughly 5,836 tonnes in 2025, up 13.6 percent on 2024, essentially mail, express and mainland newspapers handled through a compact cargo area with a customs office. Swiftair serves Palma within Spain's nightly postal network, and ground handling is provided by operators including Swissport. There is no dedicated freighter operation in the proper sense; what flies here moves overwhelmingly as belly cargo in passenger aircraft. The island's supply runs almost entirely by sea — ferries and ro-ro vessels from Valencia and Barcelona dock at the port of Palma, just eight kilometres from the airport. For forwarders this means airfreight out of Mallorca is a niche business, and time-critical shipments are best consolidated via Madrid-Barajas or Frankfurt. The Ma-19 motorway links the terminal directly with Palma, and the airport's name recalls the former rural estate of Son Sant Joan, an area the Spanish Air Force shared for decades.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/palma-de-mallorca-airport-pmi](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/palma-de-mallorca-airport-pmi)*

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