Palma de Mallorca Airport Statistics

Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) is Spain’s third busiest airport and a major entry point to the Balearic Islands. It plays a key role in European leisure travel and continues to handle record numbers of passengers.

Palma de Mallorca Airport handles over 30 million passengers annually, with traffic reaching new highs following a strong post-pandemic recovery.

• PMI processed 33.81 million passengers in 2025, a 1.5% increase from 2024 and a new all-time record.
• In 2019, the airport recorded 29.72 million passengers, which was the previous high before the pandemic.
• In 2020, traffic dropped by 79.4% to 6.11 million, one of the steepest declines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Recovery progressed from 14.50 million in 2021 to 28.57 million in 2022.
• It then increased to 31.11 million in 2023 and 33.30 million in 2024, with the 2023 figures reaching 105% of 2019 levels.

• In 2025, the 30-49 age group made up the largest share of travelers at 38%.
• The 15-29 age group followed with 32%, and those aged 50-64 comprised 14%.
• Passengers over 64 years old represented 4%, while children under 15 made up 12% of total travelers.
• The gender split was 54% female and 46% male.

Low-cost carriers dominate Palma de Mallorca Airport.

• Ryanair led in 2025 with approximately 8.45 million passengers, capturing nearly 25% of the market.
• Eurowings followed with 4.42 million passengers (13% share), and Vueling handled around 3.14 million (9%).
• EasyJet carried close to 2.95 million passengers (9%) and Air Europa served nearly 1.88 million (6%).

• The majority of passengers in 2025 traveled for holiday purposes, accounting for 73% of total departures.
• Visiting friends and relatives (VFR) made up 9%, and business travel represented 5%.
• The remaining 13% of travelers flew for other reasons.

• Barcelona was the top destination in 2025, with 2.4 million travelers.
• Madrid-Barajas followed with 2.2 million, and Dusseldorf (DUS) had about 1.4 million passengers.
• Cologne-Bonn and Frankfurt each handled approximately 1 million passengers.

• The most common causes of disruption include adverse weather, particularly Mediterranean storms, heavy rain and high winds, which lead to reduced arrival and departure rates.
• Summer congestion also contributes, with July and August operating at near full capacity, leaving little room for delays.
• Labor disputes have caused interruptions, such as ground staff strikes in January 2024 and security staff protests in March 2024.
• Additionally, wider European air traffic control problems like staff shortages and system issues affect operations at PMI.

• 4 January 1991: A Douglas DC-3 (EC-EQH) of Aeromarket Express overran the runway on a cargo flight to Menorca and was written off.
• 8 March 1993: A Douglas C-47A (EC-FAH) crashed on takeoff on a cargo flight to Madrid-Barajas, killing both crew members.
• 12 April 2002: Tadair Flight 306, a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner (EC-GKR), crashed while landing on runway 24L during a cargo flight from Madrid, killing both pilots.
• June 2024: Flash flooding shut down the airport, damaging both the runways and the terminal.