Panamá Pacífico International Airport

Panamá Pacífico International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Panamá Pacífico
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPanama City
LocationPanama Pacifico, Veracruz, Arraiján, Panama
Hub forWingo Panama
Elevation AMSL16 m / 52 ft
Coordinates8°54′54″N 79°35′58″W / 8.91500°N 79.59944°W / 8.91500; -79.59944
Map
BLB/MPPA
Location in Panama
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,590 8,497 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Total Passengers259,491
Source: WAD GCM Google Maps

Panamá Pacífico International Airport (IATA: BLB, ICAO: MPPA) is a commercial airport in Panama. It is located on the site of the former Howard Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base that was within the Panama Canal Zone. Panama City can be reached by crossing the nearby Bridge of the Americas.

Commercial airline service started in 2014, with VivaColombia being the first to begin operations to Bogotá and Medellin. Since then, the airport receives regular regular commercial flights with Boeing 737 aircraft from South and Central America and the Caribbean.