Palma is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. Its official name was actually Mallorca, the same denomination as the very island. It is situated on the south coast of the island on the Bay of Palma. As of the 2007 census, the population of the city of Palma proper was 383,107, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 517,285, ranking as the twelfth largest urban area of Spain. Almost half of the total population of Majorca live in Palma. The archipelago of Cabrera, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality. Its airport, Son Sant Joan, serves over 22 million passengers each year. The Marivent Palace was offered by the city to the then Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain. The royals have since spent their summer holidays in Palma.
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Elevation AMSL 24 ft / 7 m
39°33'06"N 002°44'20"E
Palma de Mallorca Airport or Aeropuerto de Palma de Mallorca (IATA: PMI, ICAO: LEPA) is an airport located 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Palma de Mallorca, adjacent to the village of Can Pastilla. Previously known as Son Sant Joan Airport or Aeropuerto de Son Sant Joan, it is the third largest airport in Spain, after Madrid's Barajas Airport and Barcelona Airport. During the summer months it is one of the busiest airports in Europe. The airport is a hub for German carrier Air Berlin.
Son Sant Joan Airport occupies an area of 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi). Due to rapid growth of passenger numbers, additional infrastructure was added to the two terminals A (1965) and B (1972). This main terminal was designed by local architect Pere Nicolau Bonet and was officially opened on 12 April 1997. The airport now consists of four gate areas: Terminal A is mostly used for domestic flights, while Terminals B, C and D are for international traffic. The airport can handle 25 million passengers per year, with a capacity to dispatch 12,000 passengers per hour. Future plans include an increase of the passenger capacity to 32 million passengers in 2010 and to 38 million passengers in 2015.
Palma is Mountain Air's primary European base for training as well as extensive tourist operations in the area.
Mountain Air typically opperates out of the Ramp 3 - stands 150-159 (shared with Air Berlin pending further expansion in the area) for its mainline flights (CRJs and above), and the GA Ramp for all other operations. Palma typically lands and departs 06L and 06R.