Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI): Private Jet, Slots and FBOs

Palma de Mallorca (PMI / LEPA), Son Sant Joan airport, operates 24/7, 8 km east of Palma, with round-the-clock customs and immigration. It is the only Balearic airport coordinated at level 3 all year round: Ibiza and Menorca are coordinated in summer only. From April to September space is tight on the general aviation apron, so arrival and departure are coordinated together, and from June to September an aircraft longer than 20 m may stay there no more than 7 days. IBC Aviation arranges your flights to or from Mallorca, from slot to parking.

Palma de Mallorca in brief

A slot all year round, unlike Ibiza

AECFA, the Spanish slot coordinator, classifies Palma as level 3 in winter as well as in summer. Ibiza and Menorca switch to this regime only for the summer season. A business flight to Mallorca in November therefore needs a slot, just like a flight in July.

From April to September, the Spanish AIP adds a requirement specific to general and business aviation: the request covers both arrival and departure, and states the aircraft's registration and ICAO type, as well as its length and wingspan. Until the coordination is confirmed, the slot is not granted.

In summer, a crowded parking apron

The AIP explains these rules by the limited capacity of the general aviation apron. From 1 June to 30 September, an aircraft longer than 20 m may park there for no more than 7 days, unless the airport expressly authorises it. When space runs out, the airport may coordinate only a 3-hour stop, long enough to drop off passengers and refuel, with at least one crew member remaining on board.

A flight arriving without prior coordination is handled on arrival, subject to available space. When the apron is saturated, if the time, aircraft type or date differs from the slot granted, the airport may refuse the planned stay and limit the stop to 3 hours, with the crew on board until departure. For a stay of several days in summer, we review with the operator whether to park on site or reposition the aircraft.

Two approved FBOs at the general aviation terminal

Passengers using the general aviation terminal are looked after by one of the two FBOs approved by the airport: Aviapartner, reachable 24/7, and Mallorcair. Established in Palma since 1991, Mallorcair joined United Aviation Services, a subsidiary of the Stellair group, on 10 July 2026. The AIP also lists seven ground handling agents for business aviation, including Gestair, Jetland, Melendez, Sky Valet Spain and General Aviation Service.

Using one of them is mandatory for every general and business aviation flight. Customs and immigration, like handling and fuelling, operate 24/7, but the airport has no hangar space.

Night flights at Palma under the AIP

At night, the airport remains open to private jet arrivals and departures. From 23:00 to 07:00 local time, noise abatement procedures apply: reverse thrust limited to idle, except for safety reasons, and no training flights.

Son Bonet, Palma's other aerodrome

Son Bonet aerodrome, in the municipality of Marratxí and also run by Aena, accepts visual flights only. Its single runway measures about 1,300 m by 23 m, and the aerodrome offers no customs, no air traffic control and no ground handling. For a business jet, Son Sant Joan remains the gateway to Mallorca.

Palma or Ibiza, what the figures say

In 2024, at the height of summer, Ibiza saw more business jets than Palma. In July, EBAA counted, on Eurocontrol data, 2,295 business aviation movements at Palma against 3,103 at Ibiza. From January to August, Palma was back in front, with 12,392 movements against 10,865.

In July 2026, WingX recorded 2,088 private jet movements at Palma, about 6.5% of the 32,198 flights registered by Aena that month. The analytics firm ranks Palma eleventh in Europe for private flights, in a table led by Paris-Le Bourget ahead of Nice. Aena is also due to complete the renovation of the commercial terminal by the end of 2026, a 560 million euro project launched in 2022.

Getting to Palma, Puerto Portals or Pollença

Central Palma is 12 to 15 minutes away by car in normal traffic, and up to 20 minutes when traffic builds up. From Palma, Puerto Portals takes twenty minutes to half an hour, Port d'Andratx about half an hour, and Pollença, in the north of the island, close to an hour.

Routes and rates from Palma

Only the London to Palma route has a set example price: EUR 25,000 in a Falcon 2000, 10 seats. For 11 to 14 passengers, an ultra long range jet such as the Falcon 7X is charged at EUR 9,000 to 12,000 per hour. For the other routes, we give the hourly rate of the suggested category and an estimated flight time, which varies with aircraft and wind.

Which aircraft for Palma

The two runways of 3,000 and 3,270 m accept every business jet, and in summer the aircraft's length is what matters, with 7 days of parking at most above 20 m. A light jet suits Geneva, Nice or Madrid, while a Falcon 2000 carries up to 10 passengers from London. For Ibiza, about 35 minutes away by air, a very light jet is enough. Our Palma de Mallorca by private jet and Ibiza by private jet pages present both destinations.

IBC Aviation for Palma

Our Paris and Geneva teams arrange your flights to or from Mallorca: slot coordinated for arrival as well as departure, choice of FBO, summer parking or repositioning of the aircraft, and transfer to Palma, Puerto Portals or Pollença.

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• Email: contact@ibc-aviation.com

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Frequently asked questions

Do you need a slot to land a private jet in Palma?

Yes, all year round, because Palma is coordinated at level 3 in winter as well as in summer. From April to September, the request must cover both arrival and departure.

How long can a private jet park at Palma in summer?

From 1 June to 30 September, 7 days at most for an aircraft longer than 20 m, unless the airport authorises otherwise. When space runs out, the stop may be limited to 3 hours.

Which FBOs welcome private jets at Palma Airport?

Aviapartner and Mallorcair, the two FBOs approved by the airport for the general aviation terminal.

Can a private jet land at Palma at night?

Yes. The airport operates 24/7, as do customs and immigration. From 23:00 to 07:00 local time, noise abatement procedures apply.

Can a business jet use Son Bonet instead of Palma?

Son Bonet accepts visual flights only, on a runway of about 1,300 m, with no customs or ground handling. For a business jet, Palma Airport remains the gateway to Mallorca.