Tocumen International Airport

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Tocumen International Airport (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) Template:Airport codes is the primary international airport serving Panama City, the capital of Panama. The airport serves as the hub 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.

History

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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.[1] 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 31 May 2003, Tocumen International Airport was managed by the Civil Aeronautics Directorate (which is known today as the Civil Aeronautics Authority). On 1 June of that year, an innovative terminal management platform was created through Law No. 23 for 29 January 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.[2]

In August 2015, it was announced that Emirates would operate flights to Tocumen International Airport from Dubai starting in February 2016, at which point it would have become the world's longest non-stop flight.[3] 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.[4]

On 16 March 2023, the Aeropuerto metro station of the Panama Metro opened at the airport.[5]

Expansion

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Terminal interior
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Terminal interior

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 30 June 2012.[6] The Lounge Panama,[7] a VIP airport lounge operated by Global Lounge Network[8] started operations at Tocumen on 9 January 2019.

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.[9]

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 29 April 2019 and started operations on 22 June 2022.[10]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Tocumen International Airport:

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Statistics

Annual traffic

Annual traffic
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[11] 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[12] 3,215,423 16.6% 82,186 -20.3% 53,853 12.7%
2007[13] 3,805,312 18.3% 82,463 0.3% 61,400 14.0%
2008[14] 4,549,170 19.5% 86,588.8 4.8% 73,621 19.9%
2009[15] 4,748,621 6,531,927 4.4% 83,513 -3.8% 80,330 9.1%
2010[16] 5,042,410 7,005,031 6.2% 7.2% 98,565 18.0% 84,113 4.7%
2011[17] 5,844,561 8,271,459 15.9% 18.1% 110,946 12.6% 93,710 11.4%
2012[18] 6,962,608 10,174,870 19.1% 23.0% 116,332 4.9% 110,206 17.6%
2013[19] 7,784,328 11,586,681 11.8% 13.9% 110,186 -5.3% 121,356 10.1%
2014[20] 8,536,342 12,782,167 9.7% 10.3% 110,789 0.5% 135,406 11.5%
2015[21] 8,913,501 13,434,673 4.4% 5.1% 96,902 -12.5% 141,642 4.6%
2016[22] 14,741,937 9.7% 110,364 13.9% 145,245 2.54%
2017[23] 15,616,065 5.9% 113,228 2.59% 145,914 0.46%
2018[24] 16,242,679 4.01% 168,108 48.47% 148,556 1.81%
2019[25] 16,582,601 2.09% 164,700 -2.03% 149,808 1%
2020[26] 4,526,663 -72.70% 145,929 -11.40% 50,976 - 65.97%
2021[27] 9,163,998 102.44% 202,743 38.93% 88,823 74.24%
2022[28] 15,779,103 72.18% 234,945 15.88% 133,084 49.83%
2023[29] 17,825,465 12.97% 208,573 -11.22% 143,034 7.48%
2024[30] 19,250,384 7.99% 216,653 3.87% 152,813 6.84%
2025[31][32][33] 20,981,855 9.0% 248,455 12.8% 166,448 8.2%

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes out of Tocumen International Airport (2024)[34]
Rank City Passengers Airlines
1 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 1,043,274 Avianca, Copa Airlines
2 United States Miami, United States 792,170 American Airlines, Copa Airlines
3 Colombia Medellín, Colombia 730,314 Avianca, Copa Airlines
4 Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica 692,042 Avianca, Copa Airlines
5 Dominican Republic Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 669,396 Copa Airlines
6 Peru Lima, Peru 628,689 Copa Airlines
7 Mexico Cancún, Mexico 595,357 Copa Airlines
8 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil 562,495 Copa Airlines
9 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 555,155 Copa Airlines
10 Chile Santiago, Chile 549,006 Copa Airlines

Incidents and accidents

  • On 4 August 1965, a Rutas Internacionales Peruanes SA (RIPSA), a Douglas DC-4 cargo flight, crashed after takeoff 2.5 mls NE of PTY because of faulty maintenance. All 7 occupants died.[35]
  • On 28 September 1979, a Transporte Aereo Boliviano (TAB) Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed into the sea shortly after a night takeoff from PTY. All 4 occupants were killed.[36]
  • On 2 July 2004, an IAI Westwind operated by Air Tek crashed after takeoff and eventually came to rest inside an empty hangar. All 6 occupants were killed, along with an airport worker on the ground.[37]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Henriksen, Thomas H. (31 January 2022). America's Wars: Interventions, Regime Change, and Insurgencies after the Cold War (1 ed.). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009053242.002. ISBN 978-1-009-05324-2. S2CID 113329937.
  2. ↑ "History of Tocumen Airport". Tocumen Airport Panama. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Chuck (14 August 2015). "World's longest nonstop flight announced". CNN. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Flights to Panama City". Emirates. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Schwandl, Robert. "Panamá". urbanrail.
  6. ↑ "Admirals Club Lounge | Airline Clubs And Lounges | American Airlines". American Airlines. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "PTY4-The-Lounge-Panama-by-Global-Lounge-Network". Prioritypass.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Global Lounge Network". Globalloungenetwork.com. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Expansion Plan of Tocumen Airport". Tocumen Airport Panama. 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Panama City's Tocumen International airport consolidates its place as one of Latin America's major hubs as new Terminal 2 opens its gates to traffic". Blue Swan Daily. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  11. ↑ Tocumen Airport Report 2004 Website Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Tocumen Airport Report 2006 Website Archived 14 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Tocumen Airport Report 2007 Website Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Tocumen Airport Report 2008 Website Archived 31 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Tocumen Airport Report 2009 Website Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ Tocumen Airport Report 2010 Website Archived 11 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ "Tocumen Airport Report 2011 Website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  18. ↑ Tocumen Airport Report 2012 Website Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ↑ Tocumen Airport Report 2013 Website Archived 1 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ "INICIO". Tocumenpanama.aero. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Memoria Anual 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  22. ↑ http://www.tocumenpanama.aero/transparencia/data_12-06-2017_081422/10.3/pdf/reporte_estadistico_2016.pdf [permanent dead link]
  23. ↑ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Tocumenpanama.aero. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  24. ↑ "Estadísticas Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen Enero a Diciembre 2018" (PDF). Tocumenpanama.aero.
  25. ↑ "16.5 million passengers drove Tocumen International Airport in 2019". Tocumenpanama.aero.
  26. ↑ "Estadísticas Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen Enero a Diciembre 2020" (PDF). Tocumenpanama.aero.
  27. ↑ "Estadísticas Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen Enero a Diciembre 2021" (PDF). Tocumenpanama.aero.
  28. ↑ "Estadísticas Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen Enero a Diciembre 2022" (PDF). Tocumenpanama.aero.
  29. ↑ "Ranking: Los destinos con más pasajeros en el aeropuerto de Tocumen-Panamá".
  30. ↑ https://en.tocumenpanama.aero/index.php/noticias?start=5
  31. ↑ "Panama Tourism Performance Statistics 2025". Tourism Analytics - Caribbean Tourism Data & Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  32. ↑ "Total monthly cargo movement in metric tons during the month of December 2025, includes: inbound, outbound, transfer and mail cargo" (PDF). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  33. ↑ "Total aircraft arrivals and departures in December 2025 classified by type of operation (commercial, cargo, general aviation, other operations)" (PDF). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  34. ↑ "Ranking: Los destinos con más pasajeros en el aeropuerto de Tocumen-Panamá".
  35. ↑ Template:ASN accident
  36. ↑ Template:ASN accident
  37. ↑ Template:ASN accident

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