Weather Disrupts Flights at Palma Airport
Friday, May 9th, 2025
A short summary
Severe weather is affecting air traffic at Palma de Mallorca Airport on Friday, the 9th of May 2025.
Spain’s national weather agency, Aemet, issued a yellow warning from midday for heavy rain and thunderstorms, with rainfall of up to 30 mm within an hour possible.
Due to the unstable weather conditions, numerous arriving as well as departing flights are experiencing delays. Several flights had to be diverted to other airports.
Overnight and in the early morning hours, torrential rain led to flooding in parts of the south and east of the island.
Enaire, responsible for managing air traffic control in Spain posted on X:
Adverse weather in Palma de #Mallorca with #storms and #cumulonimbus clouds is affecting operations.
We’re closely monitoring updates from
@AEMET_Esp.
If you’re flying, check with your airline for the status of your flight.
AEMET, the national meteorological service, posted the following on X:
Cumulus clouds over the north and inland areas of #Mallorca and the east of #Ibiza, with storms and heavy showers, caused by wind convergence and atmospheric instability.
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