Tocumen International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Tocumen S.A. | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Panama City, Panama | ||||||||||||||
Location | Tocumen | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 June 1947 | ||||||||||||||
Hub for | |||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 135 ft / 41 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 9°04′17″N79°23′01″W / 9.07139°N 79.38361°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | tocumenpanama.aero | ||||||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||||||
Location in Panama | |||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Statistics (2022) | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Tocumen International Airport (Spanish : Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen) ( IATA : PTY, ICAO : MPTO) is the primary international airport serving Panama City, the capital of Panama. The airport serves as the homebase for Copa Airlines and is a regional hub to and from the Caribbean, South, North and Central America and additionally features routes to some European cities as well as cargo flights to Qatar.
This section needs additional citations for verification .(July 2016) |
During World War II, Panamanian airports were leased exclusively by the U.S. Armed Forces. The nearest airport to Tocumen was the Paitilla Point Airfield. Several airports were built to protect the Panama Canal from foreign aggression. The 37th Pursuit Group at Albrook Field replaced the P-40 Warhawks of the 28th Pursuit Squadron at the Paitilla Point airbase from 9 December 1941 though 26 March 1942 in the immediate aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Tocumen International Airport was inaugurated on June 1, 1947, by President Enrique Adolfo Jiménez, and airport operations began before the construction works were completed. The administrative building/passenger terminal was inaugurated seven years later, during the administration of Colonel José Antonio Remón Cantera. The old airport building, which currently is being used as a cargo terminal, was built on an area of 720 ha (1,800 acres) and was 126 ft (38 m) above sea level. As time passed, and due to Panama's role as a country of transit, that terminal became too small to attend to the growing demand for air operations. These circumstances compelled the aeronautical authorities at the time to consider expanding the airport. Work on the new buildings began in 1971.
The bed of the Tocumen river was diverted to construct the new terminal building.
The terminal opened on August 15, 1978, and operations began on September 5. The Tocumen International Airport is one of few airports in the region that has two landing runways able to serve the largest commercial aircraft operating today. The name of the airport was changed in 1981 by the military government to Omar Torrijos International Airport, in honor of the Panamanian leader who died on July 31, 1981.
After nine years, the original name was reestablished after the fall of the dictatorship of Panama by the U.S. invasion of 1989, when the airport was seized by 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers. [4] The original runway (03L/21R) is mainly used for cargo and private flights, but also as a supplement to the primary runway during peak traffic periods. The main runway (03R/21L) is 3,050 m × 45 m (10,007 ft × 148 ft) and is used primarily for commercial flights, the 03R direction is ILS Cat. I enabled. Until May 31, 2003, Tocumen International Airport was managed by the Civil Aeronautics Directorate (which is known today as the Civil Aeronautics Authority). On June 1 of that year, an innovative terminal management platform was created through Law No. 23 of January 29, 2003, which set out a regulatory framework for the management of airports and landing strips in Panama. This law allowed the creation of Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, S.A., also referred to as Tocumen, S.A., which currently manages the terminal. This law is one of a number of laws that restructured the aeronautical sector in Panama to further its improvement and modernization. [5]
In August 2015, it was announced that Emirates would operate flights to Tocumen International Airport from Dubai starting February 2016, at which point it would have become the world's longest non-stop flight. [6] In January 2016, the route was delayed due to a lack of economic opportunities for the flight. It has not yet been announced when the flight will begin regularly scheduled operations. [7] It was planned to make the route between Tocumen International Airport and Dubai the longest flight in the world, until Emirates started flying between Dubai and Auckland.
On 16 March 2023, Aeropuerto metro station of Panama Metro was open in the airport. [8]
This section needs additional citations for verification .(July 2016) |
In 2006, Tocumen S.A. started a major expansion and renovation program. The main passenger terminal was expanded 20,830 m2 (224,200 sq ft) at a cost of approximately US$21 million. New boarding gates were built to allow more flights to and from Panama, and to facilitate the growth of commercial and internal circulation areas.
Tocumen Airport administration acquired 22 new boarding bridges and replaced the oldest 14. This included the addition of 6 remote positions, hence allowing Tocumen Airport to have a total of 28 boarding gates. The new installations were opened in 2006. The airport also has a VIP lounge, Copa Club, operated by the partnership between United Airlines and Copa Airlines that caters to Copa's partner airlines and Star Alliance members. It also had an Admirals Club for American Airlines, which closed on June 30, 2012. [9] The Lounge Panama, [10] a VIP airport lounge operated by Global Lounge Network [11] started operations at Tocumen on January 9, 2019.
The next step of the modernization project was the purchasing of new equipment to provide service and support to the common areas of the airport. New equipment included: modern boarding gates and elevators, luggage conveyor belts, flight information system, and revamping the air conditioning system.
The renovation of the old Tocumen International Airport (originally built in 1947) to be used solely as a cargo terminal, was the last step of the modernization project of Tocumen International Airport. It included the redesign of the central building, the construction of new buildings for cargo companies among other improvements. [12]
The second expansion phase of Tocumen International Airport is the Northern Terminal. At a cost of US$60 million, a completely new terminal with 12 additional terminal gates was built. With these 12 new gates plus the existing 22 gates and the six remote aircraft docks, there is a total of 40 gates. The new facilities included the platforms, taxiways and a new road which connect both the cargo terminal and the airport's administration building. The Muelle Norte is linked to the main passenger terminal and have 10 moving walkways for passengers and 1,400 m2 (15,000 sq ft) commercial areas. The luggage sorting system was expanded to accommodate increased demand. The tender for the design of the second phase was given to Ecuador-based Planman Cia Ltda. Colombia-based Aerotocumen won the tender of the construction of the North Terminal.
The South Terminal started a bidding process during the first half of 2012 and the contract was acquired by the Brazilian company Odebrecht. Tocumen S.A. made an investment of US$780 million, which included 20 additional gates. It included the construction of a new terminal, hundreds of parking spots, Tocumen river diversion, and four new direct-access lanes to the airport. The new terminal was officially inaugurated on April 29, 2019 and started operations on June 22, 2022. [13]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Year | Passengers | Passengers using ICAO methodology (2015) | % Change | % Change using ICAO methodology values (2015) | Cargo | % Change | Movements | % Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 2,145,489 | 11.5% | 85,508 | - | 43,980 | - | ||
2004 [25] | 2,398,443 | 11.8% | 96,215 | 12.5% | 45,703 | 3.9% | ||
2005 | 2,756,948 | 15% | 103,132 | 19.6% | 47,873 | 4.6% | ||
2006 [26] | 3,215,423 | 16.6% | 82,186 | -20.3% | 53,853 | 12.7% | ||
2007 [27] | 3,805,312 | 18.3% | 82,463 | 0.3% | 61,400 | 14.0% | ||
2008 [28] | 4,549,170 | 19.5% | 86,588.8 | 4.8% | 73,621 | 19.9% | ||
2009 [29] | 4,748,621 | 6,531,927 | 4.4% | 83,513 | -3.8% | 80,330 | 9.1% | |
2010 [30] | 5,042,410 | 7,005,031 | 6.2% | 7.2% | 98,565 | 18.0% | 84,113 | 4.7% |
2011 [31] | 5,844,561 | 8,271,459 | 15.9% | 18.1% | 110,946 | 12.6% | 93,710 | 11.4% |
2012 [32] | 6,962,608 | 10,174,870 | 19.1% | 23.0% | 116,332 | 4.9% | 110,206 | 17.6% |
2013 [33] | 7,784,328 | 11,586,681 | 11.8% | 13.9% | 110,186 | -5.3% | 121,356 | 10.1% |
2014 [34] | 8,536,342 | 12,782,167 | 9.7% | 10.3% | 110,789 | 0.5% | 135,406 | 11.5% |
2015 [35] | 8,913,501 | 13,434,673 | 4.4% | 5.1% | 96,902 | -12.5% | 141,642 | 4.6% |
2016 [36] | 14,741,937 | 9.7% | 110,364 | 13.9% | 145,245 | 2.54% | ||
2017 [37] | 15,616,065 | 5.9% | 113,228 | 2.59% | 145,914 | 0.46% | ||
2018 [38] | 16,242,679 | 4.01% | 168,108 | 48.47% | 148,556 | 1.81% | ||
2019 [39] | 16,582,601 | 2.09% | 164,700 | -2.03% | 149,808 | 1% | ||
2020 [40] | 4,526,663 | -72.70% | 145,929 | -11.40% | 50,976 | - 65.97% | ||
2021 [41] | 9,163,998 | 102.44% | 202,743 | 38.93% | 88,823 | 74.24% | ||
2022 [42] | 15,779,103 | 72.18% | 234,945 | 15.88% | 133,084 | 49.83% |
Rank | City | Passengers | Airlines |
---|---|---|---|
1 | San José de Costa Rica | 863,035 | Avianca Costa Rica, Copa, Copa Colombia |
2 | Bogotá, Colombia | 792,170 | Avianca, Avianca Ecuador, Copa, Copa Colombia |
3 | Miami, Florida | 745,262 | American Airlines, Copa Airlines |
4 | Cancun, Mexico | 597,704 | Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
5 | Havana, Cuba | 581,741 | Copa Airlines |
6 | São Paulo, Brazil | 542,675 | Copa Airlines |
7 | Mexico City, Mexico | 524,404 | Copa Airlines, Aeroméxico |
8 | Santiago de Chile, Chile | 505,180 | Copa Airlines |
9 | Lima, Peru | 490,435 | Copa Airlines |
10 | Caracas, Venezuela | 446,641 | Avior Airlines, Conviasa, Copa Airlines, LASER Airlines, SBA, Venezolana |
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is a joint civil-military international airport located in suburban Carolina, Puerto Rico, three miles (5 km) southeast of San Juan. It is named for Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rico's first democratically elected governor, and was known as Isla Verde International Airport until it was renamed in February 1985. It is the busiest airport in the Caribbean region by passenger traffic. Over 4 million passengers boarded a plane at the airport per year according to the Federal Aviation Administration, making it the 48th busiest airport overseen by said federal agency.
Mexico City International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez is the primary international airport serving Greater Mexico City. It is the busiest airport in Mexico and Latin America, ranking as the 17th-busiest in the world and eighth in North America as of 2022, based on passenger traffic and aircraft movements.
Las Américas International Airport is an international airport located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo and Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic. The airport is run by Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (AERODOM), a private corporation based in the Dominican Republic, under a 25-year concession to build, operate, and transfer (BOT) six of the country's airports. Las Américas usually receives a wide variety of long-, mid-, and short-haul aircraft. Santo Domingo's other airport, La Isabela, is much smaller and used by smaller aircraft only.
La Aurora International Airport serves Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is located 6.4 kilometres south of Guatemala City's center and 25 km from Antigua Guatemala. It is administered by the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics.
General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, simply known as Monterrey International Airport, is an international airport located in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico, serving Greater Monterrey. It operates flights to Mexico, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Europe. The airport serves as the main hub for Viva Aerobus, Magnicharters, and the regional carrier Aerus. It is also a focus city for Volaris, Aeromexico Connect, and the regional airline TAR Aerolíneas. The airport also serves cargo and charter flights, hosts facilities for Mexican Airspace Navigation Services, and facilitates various tourism-related activities, flight training, and general aviation. Monterrey Airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte OMA and it is named after General Mariano Escobedo, a prominent military figure born in Nuevo León.
Juan Santamaría International Airport is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in Alajuela Province, 20 kilometres northwest of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan Santamaría, a drummer boy who died in 1856 defending his country against forces led by William Walker, an American filibuster. It is the biggest and busiest airport in Costa Rica and second in Central America with more than 5 million passengers per year before COVID.
Uruapan International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. y Gen. Ignacio López Rayón(Lic. y Gen. Ignacio López Rayón International Airport) is an international airport located in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico. It serves domestic flights and it supports flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. Operated by Grupo Olmeca-Maya-Mexica (GAFSACOMM), a federal government-owned corporation, the airport is named after Ignacio López Rayón, a leader in the Mexican War of Independence. In 2022, the airport served 151,151 passengers, and in 2023, the passenger count was 173,005.
Mazatlán International Airport, officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna, is an international airport located in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the primary international gateway to Mazatlán, a popular Mexican tourist destination, offering flights to and from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The airport also facilitates various tourism-related activities, flight training, and general aviation. Owned by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), it is named after Rafael Buelna, a military figure who played a significant role in the Mexican Revolution.
Chihuahua International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Chihuahua); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Roberto Fierro Villalobos(General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport) (IATA: CUU, ICAO: MMCU) is an international airport located in Chihuahua, Mexico. It handles both national and international air traffic for the city of Chihuahua and is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. The airport was named after Roberto Fierro Villalobos, an aviator pilot of the Mexican Air Force known for his role during the Mexican Revolution. In addition to serving national and international passengers, Chihuahua Airport accommodates military facilities for the Mexican Army and supports logistics and cargo airlines. It also facilitates various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities.
Morelia International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco J. Mujica(General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport) is an international airport located in Álvaro Obregón, Michoacán, Mexico. It serves the Metropolitan Area of Morelia, Michoacán, and is the largest airport in the state of Michoacán. In addition to providing domestic flights within Mexico, it serves as a gateway for international travel, connecting Central Mexico to multiple destinations in the United States.
San Luis Potosí International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de San Luis Potosí); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga(Ponciano Arriaga International Airport) (IATA: SLP, ICAO: MMSP) is an international airport located in the municipality of San Luis Potosí, within the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It serves the Greater San Luis Potosi Metropolitan Area. In addition to national and international passenger traffic, San Luis Potosí Airport accommodates logistics and courier companies as well as industries involved in auto parts, steel, textiles, and furniture. Since 2005 it has served as the cargo airline Estafeta's main hub.
Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (IATA: PVR, ICAO: MMPR), simply known as Puerto Vallarta International Airport, is an international airport serving Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. It serves as a gateway to the Mexican tourist destination of Riviera Nayarit and the Jalisco coast year-round, offering flights to and from Mexico, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The airport also houses facilities for the Mexican Army and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, it is named after President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
Cozumel International Airport is an international airport in the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of San Miguel, Cozumel and serves as a year-round secondary gateway for Mexican Caribbean and Riviera Maya tourism. The largest airport in the region is Cancún International Airport located in mainland Quintana Roo about 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north of Cozumel.
Villahermosa International Airport ; officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional Carlos Rovirosa Pérez(Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport) is an international airport located in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. It serves the Metropolitan Area of Villahermosa, the entire State of Tabasco, and Northern Chiapas. The airport offers domestic flights within Mexico and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. It is named in honor of Carlos Rovirosa Pérez, a pioneer of Mexican aviation, who was born in Villahermosa. The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR). In 2021, the airport handled 1,214,190 passengers, and in 2022, it served 1,396,653 passengers, an increase of 15.03% according to ASUR.
La Paz International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León(Manuel Márquez de León International Airport) is an international airport located in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, situated along the western shore of the Gulf of California. It serves as the primary air traffic gateway to the city of La Paz and is a focus city for the regional airline Calafia Airlines. The airport also accommodates military facilities for the Mexican Army and the Mexican Navy and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities.
Ciudad Juárez International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Abraham González(Abraham González International Airport) is an international airport located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, near the Mexico–United States border. It serves the Metropolitan Area of Ciudad Juárez and the El Paso-Juárez agglomeration. The airport serves multiple domestic destinations and also supports cargo flights, flight training, and general aviation activities. It is named after Abraham González, a former Governor of the State of Chihuahua.
Puebla International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Hermanos Serdán(Hermanos Serdán International Airport) is an international airport located in Huejotzingo, Puebla, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the Metropolitan area of Puebla, the fourth-largest metro area in Mexico. It also supports cargo services and various executive and general aviation activities.
Toluca International Airport ; officially Aeropuerto Internacional Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos(Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport) is an international airport in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico. It handles both national and international air traffic for the Metropolitan area of Toluca and serves as a secondary airport for Greater Mexico City, alongside Felipe Angeles Airport. Historically serving as a hub for Volaris, Interjet, and Republicair, the airport is operated by Administradora Mexiquense del Aeropuerto Internacional de Toluca and is named after President Adolfo López Mateos.
El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, , previously known as Comalapa International Airport and as Comalapa Air Base to the military, is a joint-use civilian and military airport that serves San Salvador, El Salvador. It is located in the south central area of the country, in the city of San Luis Talpa, Department of La Paz, and occupies a triangular plain of 2,519.8 acres (1,019.7 ha), which borders the Pacific Ocean to the south, is bordered to the east by the Jiboa River, and to the northwest by the coastal highway. Being close to sea level, it allows aircraft to operate efficiently at maximum capacity. It is connected to the capital of San Salvador, El Salvador, through a modern four-lane motorway, with 42 kilometres (26 mi) travel in an average time of 30 minutes.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Media related to Tocumen International Airport at Wikimedia Commons