Palma de Mallorca Airport, located 8 km from the city, is the gateway for the millions of tourists who visit the island.

Airport traffic is primarily international (16,020,047 passengers in 2006) and reaches its greatest levels during the summer season. There are also numerous connections to the mainland.

The most important connections are to Barcelona and Madrid-Barajas, with over one million passengers, and Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Manchester, each of which handles over 700,000 passengers per year. By nationality, Germany accounts for the largest number of passengers, followed by Spain and the United Kingdom.

In 2006, Son Sant Joan closed the year with a total of  22,408,427 passengers, 190,304 operations and 22,443 tonnes of cargo.