Tocumen International Airport MPTO / PTY
Panama's hub, 30 minutes east of the city, with a GA terminal, CIQ and 24-hour operations; Copa's hub-and-spoke traffic rarely affects GA. The standard choice for heavy jets and night arrivals.
11,024 ft
Longest runway
30 min
Drive to Panama City
2
FBOs / handlers
135 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 25 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.tocumenpanama.aero
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Tocumen General Aviation Terminal
- Universal Aviation Panama
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 (11,024 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
Other airports for Panama City
- Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (Albrook) MPMG 5,905 ft · 15 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Tocumen International Airport · Bernal Saborio · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons