Panamá Pacífico International Airport
Panamá Pacífico International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Panamá Pacífico | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Panama City | ||||||||||
| Location | Panama Pacifico, Veracruz, Arraiján, Panama | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Wingo Panama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 m / 52 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°54′54″N 79°35′58″W / 8.91500°N 79.59944°W | ||||||||||
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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.