Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (Albrook) MPMG / PAC
Panama City's downtown airport at the former Albrook base, 15 minutes from the banking district and the Canal, with customs and a relaxed apron. The 1,800 m runway limits it to midsize and smaller large-cabin jets; hours end in the evening.
5,905 ft
Longest runway
15 min
Drive to Panama City
1
FBOs / handlers
31 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–22:00 (verify)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, Avgas 100LL
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 5 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Light to large-cabin jets on a 1,800 m runway; heavy jets use Tocumen.
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Albrook Executive Terminal
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 5,905 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Bombardier Global 5500 5,490 ft
- Bombardier Global 5000 5,540 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G500 5,300 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 6X 5,480 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G450 5,600 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-SP 5,450 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Bombardier Challenger 650 needs 5,640 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G600 needs 5,700 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 7X needs 5,710 ft
Other airports for Panama City
- Tocumen International Airport MPTO 11,024 ft · 30 min