St. Tropez to Mallorca connects two of the Med's densest villa corridors in 1h 25m block. Where the same Ibiza route feeds club weekends, this one runs on villa-and-yacht weekly turnover — Deià, Pollensa and Andratx villas fill from St. Tropez families weekly across July and August. Empty-leg pool is deep but less publicised than the Ibiza equivalent.
306 nm great-circle between LTT and PMI, 1h 05m typical block time.
“Because aircraft positioning dominates St. Tropez → Mallorca, the lever worth using is timing, not haggling.”
Depart CEQ — Primary field for St. Tropez — 10 min to the city, slots manageable. · Arrive PMI — Primary arrival for Mallorca. · Value pick: Eclipse 550 · Premium pick: Cessna Citation VII
WHAT TO DO NEXT · AIRCRAFT CHOICE DECIDES THIS SECTOR
Aircraft choice matters more than usual here because the limiting field removes classes that otherwise have the range for the sector — the runway, not the distance, sets the short-list.
A second airport with comparable verified data serves at least one end of this pair, so the runway constraint can also be answered by changing the field rather than the aircraft.
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRCRAFT RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
BEST VALUE
Light Jet
The Eclipse 550 clears both runways and has range headroom on the 306 nm leg without stepping up into a larger, more expensive cabin — the lowest hourly cost that still handles this pair reliably.
Indicative all-in €3,700
MOST POPULAR
Midsize
Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of St. Tropez–Mallorca — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
Indicative all-in €4,300
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · AIRPORT INTELLIGENCE
A private jet mission stands or falls on airport choice. For St. Tropez → Mallorca we resolve the primary field on each side, then rank the alternatives worth considering with the trade-offs that actually matter to a client — transfer time, curfew, slot pressure, MTOW and helicopter link.
DEPARTURE · LTT
DATA · AIRPORT REGISTER · PUBLISHED VALUES ONLY
ARRIVAL · PMI
Palma de Mallorca · Spain
BEST FOR
LESS SUITED FOR
Route Intelligence · Airport Decision
Every line below for St. Tropez → Mallorca is drawn from the airport register, published runway length and verified handling facts. Where a figure is not published, we leave it out.
Departure · St. Tropez
| Airport | Published runway | Class ceiling | From primary | Transfer | FBOs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 LTT LTT Primary endpoint | 3,514 ft | — | 0 nm | — | — |
02 Cannes-Mandelieu Airport CEQ verified market airport | 5,381 ft | light | 29 nm | 10 min | 2 |
03 Nice Côte d'Azur Airport NCE verified regional alternative | 9,700 ft | ulr | 42 nm | 20 min | 3 |
Dashes mark values not published for that field — we do not estimate them.
Arrival · Mallorca
Route Intelligence · Ground Truth
Curated ground facts held for the St. Tropez → Mallorca endpoints. Transfer times and modes are published values, quoted as held — where a figure is not published, nothing is stated.
Arrival · PMI · City access
PMI is 20–35 min to Palma and 45–60 min to Port de Pollença or Portals.
Destination register · localTransfer
Arrival · PMI · What anchors demand
Port de Palma, Puerto Portals and the Tramuntana coast.
Destination register · localAnchor
Departure · CEQ · City access
La Môle (LTT) is closest but runway-limited; most private traffic arrives NCE or TLN with a 60–90-min transfer.
Destination register · localTransfer
Route Intelligence · Airport Comparison
Airport alternatives for St. Tropez → Mallorca
St. Tropez — Departure Options
| Airport | Transfer | Slot ease | Cost | Peaks | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 CEQ Primary airport for this corridor | 10m | ●●○ | ●●○ | ●●○ | Ltd |
02 NCE · Nice Required when your aircraft exceeds CEQ's 35 t MTOW or needs 24h ops. | 30m | ●○○ | ●○○ | ●○○ | Yes |
03 LFMQ · Le Castellet Alternative discreet GA field on the Var coast. | 110m | ●●○ | ●●○ | ●●○ | Yes |
Published runway length at CEQ and PMI, read against the 306 nm sector.
Departure field
CEQ · St. Tropez
5,381ft
Arrival field
PMI · Mallorca
10,728ft
CEQ publishes 5,381 ft of runway, which accepts light jet aircraft and below at full performance.
PMI publishes 10,728 ft, accepting ultra-long-range aircraft and below.
The 306 nm sector is inside the usable range of light jet, midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range metal after IFR reserves.
Runway length at CEQ (St. Tropez) — not range — removes midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range from this pair; Light jet is the practical ceiling into the field.
Nonstop and runway-legal on this pair: light jet.
Payload or fuel trade-offs apply where the published runway sits under the preferred length (midsize 5,500 ft preferred).
ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · PRICING INTELLIGENCE
On St. Tropez → Mallorca, aircraft positioning is the biggest lever on price today.
PRICE DRIVERS
Aircraft based off-route are repositioned to St. Tropez before pickup — the shorter that leg, the more competitive the quote.
PMI takes heavy one-way arrivals in season, so operators price a probable empty 306 nm return toward St. Tropez into the LTT–PMI quote.
Landing, handling and ramp fees on LTT–PMI are set field by field — LTT and PMI each carry their own coordinated-airport surcharge profile.
Across 306 nm the fuel uplift is a bounded line item on LTT–PMI, not the driver of the quote.
LTT–PMI is a summer Mediterranean corridor — 306 nm inbound to Mallorca prices up sharply Jun–Sep, with Friday/Saturday premiums out of St. Tropez.
Ramp capacity at PMI during yachting season constrains the lift available for 306 nm inbounds from St. Tropez — operators quote accordingly.
Weather rarely re-prices LTT–PMI beyond marginal fuel adjustments over 306 nm.
Slot coordination at PMI — peak-season Saturdays especially — forces earlier commitment on St. Tropez departures and raises handling on LTT–PMI.
At 306 nm, LTT–PMI sits far inside a single crew duty period — no augmented crew cost.
Overnight parking at PMI during Jun–Sep is severely rationed — expect a 306 nm repositioning quote back toward St. Tropez if the aircraft cannot stay.
SAVING OPPORTUNITIES
Saving levers on St. Tropez → Mallorca
If the aircraft is already positioned closer to another St. Tropez-area field, using it reduces positioning cost and often trims 5–15% off the quote.
Alternative arrivals near PMI can trim handling and slot pressure on LTT–PMI — see the airport comparison above.
LTT ↔ PMI (306 nm) is a corridor we monitor for empty legs — set an alert and match one when your dates flex.
Departing 2–4 hours off the peak slot window at LTT drops handling and slot fees on the 306 nm run to PMI.
Flying Sunday/Monday instead of Friday/Saturday during peak season regularly reduces the quote by 20–40%.
306 nm is inside super-midsize range, so a category step down from heavy metal on LTT–PMI cuts the quote with almost identical cabin comfort.
A same-aircraft return on LTT–PMI avoids the repositioning charge back to base — say so in the quote request.
Estimated ranges only · Charter market · Never a live quote
Route Intelligence · Operational
St. Tropez → Mallorca operational profile
Nonstop feasibility
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Typical flight level
FL280–FL380 on the short 306 nm LTT–PMI hop
Typical routing
Direct LTT–PMI routing, 306 nm great-circle with negligible airway detour.
Runway
3,514 ft (shorter of LTT and PMI) is the binding constraint — light or performance-optimised midsize jets are the safe pick.
Fuel stop likelihood
No fuel stop on 306 nm; LTT–PMI is a single-sector mission for every class we quote.
Cabin service
Light catering only — 306 nm block time leaves no window for a galley service.
Best departure time
Mid-morning (10:00–12:00) departure from LTT clears the weekday slot peak and lands PMI before midday handling pressure.
Measured movements only — aggregated, de-identified and stated without interpretation.
At St. Tropez (LTT) the archive holds 5 recorded repositioning movements (3 outbound, 2 inbound) involving 2 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at St. Tropez (LTT) are Embraer Legacy 450, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
At Mallorca (PMI) the archive holds 85 recorded repositioning movements (39 outbound, 46 inbound) involving 17 distinct operators.
Source: v_broker_airport_supply · legs_out, legs_in, operators
The types most frequently observed at Mallorca (PMI) are Embraer Phenom 300, Cessna Citation XLS+, Challenger 300, Cessna Citation CJ3+, Cessna Citation M2.
Source: v_broker_airport_types · aircraft_type, rank
Recorded movement at Mallorca (PMI) concentrates in July and August, which account for 85% of 85 archived legs; November is the thinnest recorded month.
Source: v_broker_airport_months · month, legs
Observed availability, positioning reality and airport friction from our own movement archive — anonymised, never operator-attributed.
Full-charter one-way, desk quote
€3,100 – €5,000
Light Jet through Midsize over 306 nm LTT–PMI, all-in of landing, handling, crew and fuel surcharge. Weekend and peak-season departures out of LTT sit at the upper end.
Price stand: September 2026. LTT–PMI quotes move with fuel, crew duty and slot availability — we re-price at the point of booking.
LTT–PMI supply — thin
LTT — 5 archived movements (3 out / 2 in) from 2 operators. PMI — 85 archived movements (39 out / 46 in) from 17 operators.
Positioning into St. Tropez (LTT)
Few aircraft are recorded as based on the field. The nearest recorded bases are LFTZ (0 nm, 1 aircraft), LFTH (16 nm, 1 aircraft), LFMD (29 nm, 2 aircraft).
Positioning into Palma (PMI)
Alongside the based fleet, the nearest recorded bases are LEBL (109 nm, 3 aircraft), LELL (122 nm, 1 aircraft), LEVC (149 nm, 3 aircraft).
Palma (PMI) — arriving from LTT
PMI arriving from LTT: Coordinated in summer. No curfew — 24/7 operation, though night handling carries a modest surcharge.
Palma (PMI)
Charter movement in our archive concentrates in July and August (85% of 85 recorded legs), and falls away in November and October.
Global 7500 / Gulfstream G650 on a short sector
Over 306 nm an ultra-long-range cabin bills roughly €8,100/hour for a flight measured in single-digit hours, and rarely repositions economically to this pair. You pay ULR money for a cabin you cannot use.
Empty Legs
Repositioning legs departing LTT within 14 days, priced per aircraft for up to 19 seats.
LATEST EMPTY LEGS · ST. TROPEZ → MALLORCA
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EMPTY-LEG ALERTS
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ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · BOOKING ADVICE
LEAD TIME
Peak weekends: 2–4 weeks ahead. Off-peak: 48–72 hours is comfortable.
BEST BOOKING WINDOW
Tuesday–Thursday off-peak weeks (Apr–May, mid-Sep–Oct) are the best price/quality window.
FLEXIBLE DATES
A ±1-day window opens up meaningfully more empty-leg and repositioning options — worth signalling in the enquiry.
PEAK PERIODS
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ROUTE INTELLIGENCE · FAQ
St. Tropez → Mallorca frequently asked questions
ASK A QUESTIONAirborne time is approximately 1h 05m on the 306 nm great-circle sector in a light jet, or about 1h 20m block to block once taxi at CEQ and PMI is counted. Runway length at CEQ — not range — keeps midsize, super-midsize, heavy jet and ultra-long-range off the pair, so these times assume light jet or smaller. Figures are indicative great-circle estimates; actual times move with routing, winds and ATC on the day.
Over the 306 nm sector our desk models light jet charter from €3,100 one-way and midsize from €3,700. Neither field length nor sector range removes a cabin category here, so the spread between light jet and midsize reflects cabin choice rather than an operating restriction on the pair. The two accepted categories sit close together on this sector, so moving up from light jet to midsize changes cabin and range headroom more than it changes the modelled figure. midsize aircraft operate into CEQ under the published performance limit rather than at full runway performance, which is a payload and fuel planning point rather than a separate price. More than one field serves this pair, and the modelled rows above are the ones our desk applies to the primary airport pairing. These are modelled charter estimates for this pair — not live quotes, not observed transactions — and the final figure moves with aircraft positioning and availability on the date.
Cessna Citation VII (Midsize) is our standing pick — Midsize aircraft like the Cessna Citation VII are the workhorse of St. Tropez–Mallorca — they hit the sweet spot on cabin comfort, block time and cost that the majority of charterers pick.
CEQ is the primary departure. Primary airport for this corridor
Well within super-midsize range — comfortably nonstop on this corridor.
Cessna Citation VII carries a full summer group and luggage without pushing into a heavier hourly rate.
Yes in peak weeks — an unfiled slot can push a landing time by hours. Book firm before the slot window closes.
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez in late Sep–early Oct, and the surrounding weekends.