Key facts
| Palma airport passengers in the whole of 2025 | 33,806,427 passengers1 1 source |
|---|---|
| Passengers on international flights in 2025 | 24,802,227 passengers1 1 source |
| Aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) in 2025 | 246,486 operations1 1 source |
| August 2025, the peak month | 4,700,495 passengers2 1 source |
| January 2025, the month with the lowest traffic with full data | 909,795 passengers3 1 source |
| Share of June, July, August and September in 2025 traffic | 52 %1,2,6 1 source |
| Ratio of August traffic to January traffic | 5.2 times2,3 1 source |
| Cumulative January-October 2025 | 31,492,320 passengers4 1 source |
| Best time to go | April, May, October |
| Crowds | busiest from June to September (more than 4 million passengers a month), peaking in August; quietest from November to March |
The colour next to a fact shows where it comes from: 1 source
Table
Passengers at Palma airport (PMI) in 2025, source AENA. February and March: the individual figures were not retrieved; together 2,608,712 (calculated from the cumulative January-June figure minus the known months). November 1,215,491 is calculated (year minus January-October minus December) and does not come from a monthly press release.
| month | passengers 2025 | note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 909795 | AENA press release |
| 2 | together with March 2,608,712 (calculated) | |
| 3 | together with February 2,608,712 (calculated) | |
| 4 | 3010158 | Easter in April 2025; +7.2% year on year |
| 5 | 3822704 | -0.5% year on year |
| 6 | 4230933 | +1.7% year on year |
| 7 | 4594987 | -0.1% year on year |
| 8 | 4700495 | peak of the year; +2.4% year on year |
| 9 | 4113337 | +0.9% year on year (AENA group press release) |
| 10 | 3501199 | +0.3% year on year |
| 11 | 1215491 | calculated: year minus January-October minus December |
| 12 | 1098616 | +1.5% year on year |
Getting there
- By car from Palma: about 16 min, 9.6 km (our own measurement on the OSM road network, without traffic; method)
Questions and answers
When is Mallorca busiest?
From June to September the airport handles more than 4 million passengers a month, with the year's peak in August 2025 (4,700,495). These four months account for about 52% of annual traffic (our own calculation).
When is Mallorca quietest?
In winter: January 2025 had 909,795 passengers, December 1,098,616, and February and March together 2,608,712. That is about five times fewer than in August (4,700,495).
How many passengers does Palma airport handle a year?
In 2025, 33,806,427, which is 1.5% more than the year before; of these 24,802,227 were on international flights and 8,990,044 on domestic ones.
Why is April busier than March at Palma airport?
AENA explains the April 2025 result (3,010,158, +7.2%) by Easter falling in April, whereas a year earlier it fell in March.
Nearby and related
Places to visit
- Palma Aquarium 2.4 km
- Mercat de l'Olivar, Palma 7.7 km
- Ensaïmada de Mallorca (PGI) 7.9 km
- Sobrassada de Mallorca (PGI) 7.9 km
- Palma Cathedral (La Seu) 8 km
Beaches
- Playa de Palma (Platja de Palma) 3.5 km
- Cala Major 11.3 km
Towns and villages
- Palma de Mallorca 7.9 km
Festivals and events
- Nit de l'Art, Palma art night 7.8 km
- Palma Carnival: Sa Rua parade 7.9 km
- Festa de l'Estendard, Palma 7.9 km
- Sant Joan Night, Palma 7.9 km
- Palma Marathon Mallorca 7.9 km
Related
More in this region: Palma and the Bay of Palma
Sources
- aena.es (accessed 2026-10-29)
- aena.es (accessed 2026-10-29)
- aena.es (accessed 2026-10-29)
- aena.es (accessed 2026-10-29)
- aena.es (accessed 2026-10-29)
- aena.es (accessed 2026-10-29)
Checked 29 October 2026. Our own descriptions; figures from the sources above, with conflicting sources shown as a range.