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 (Confirm with the airport)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- 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.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (5,905 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 5,470 ft
- Bombardier Global 5500 5,340 ft
- Bombardier Global 5000 5,540 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G500 5,300 ft
- Dassault Aviation Falcon 6X 5,115 ft
- Gulfstream Aerospace G450 5,600 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Embraer Executive Jets Legacy 600 needs 5,614 ft
- Bombardier Challenger 650 needs 5,640 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) needs 5,640 ft
Other airports for Panama City
- Tocumen International Airport MPTO 11,024 ft · 30 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (Albrook) · Aeromar17 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons