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Son Bonet Airport Mallorca Airport Aeródromo de Son Bonet | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aena | ||||||||||
| Location | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 154 ft / 47 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°35′56″N02°42′10″E / 39.59889°N 2.70278°E /39.59889; 2.70278 | ||||||||||
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Son Bonet Aerodrome (Spanish:Aeródromo de Son Bonet) (ICAO:LESB) was the first civilairfield onMallorca. Originally built during the 1920s as an alternative to the military airport atSon Sant Joan, the firstcommercial flight was in 1927 and a flying school established in 1935. The airfield is located in theMarratxímunicipality between Pont d'Inca and Pla de Na Tesa, which is in close proximity toPalma (5½ km northeast from the town centre). During theSpanish Civil War it was adapted for both civilian and military purposes. TheItalian air force briefly used the airport as one of their bases to launch bomber raids over the mainland.
During 1946, Son Bonet was equipped as a customs airport and opened to domestic and international traffic in July.[1] Over the following decade, the airport traffic increased, which facilitated modernisation and improvements to be made. However, the airport could neither accommodate larger aircraft nor could the runway be extended, so these services were transferred to the island'smain airport in July 1959. Today it is primarily used for general and leisure aviation, with approximately 75,000 flights per year.
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