Palma de Mallorca Airport
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Palma de Mallorca Airport

Palma de Mallorca Airport is one of the airports with the highest volume of passenger traffic in Spain, especially concerning international traffic. On a national level, it is among the three airports with the highest annual volume of passenger traffic and reaches first place for international passengers in the summer. At a European level, it is situated among the top twenty airports.

The airport has two parallel runways and a parallel tread road which can be used as a runway when necessary. The aircraft parking platform has 75 spaces for commercial aeroplanes and an area with 57 positions for private and leisure aircraft. The airfield has a capacity for 78 operations per hour, which is enough to handle short-term demand.

Palma's airport facilities are made up of various interconnected buildings for passenger handling. These buildings are integrated into the main terminal, which is divided into six floors and where all airport activity is handled. There are four boarding modules (A, B, C and D).

Son Sant Joan ended 2003 with a total of 19,185,359 passengers. As regards nationalities, Germany is the country with most passenger traffic, followed by Spain and Great Britain.

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Airport Facts

Introduction
Located 11 kilometres southeast of Palma on the island of Mallorca, the airport is Spain's third-busiest, serving 20 million passengers per year. During the peak summer months Palma de Mallorca airport is Spain's busiest for international traffic (primarily from the UK and Germany), and operates around the clock. The terminal has four concourses: A, B, C and D.

Airport parking at Palma
A covered car park has a capacity of 5,700 vehicles on six floors (long-term parking is on the sixth floor). The fourth floor has passenger travelators that connect to the terminal's departures area. Rates are €0.85 per hour, up to a day rate of €6.95.

Amenities at Palma Airport
The terminal has several ATMs, a full-service bank (on the fourth-floor departures level), a post office and a currency exchange booth. A total of 19 cafe´s, bars and restaurants may be found at the airport, including several which are open 24 hours. Shops, both regular and duty-free, offer perfumes and cosmetics, wines and liquors, fashions, watches, souvenirs foodstuffs, and music and electronics. There is also a pharmacy and 24-hour first-aid station. Three VIP lounges offer television, telephone, self-service bar and free newspapers. The airport also has a conference room equipped with computers and data lines. Arrangements can be made by telephoning the airport at +34 (0) 971 789 331.

Information desks are located in both the arrivals and departures areas of the terminal, as well as at check-in. Blue-jacketed customer service personnel are on hand to assist passengers on the second floor. There is also a tourist information desk on the ground floor.