AirportsBocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Isla Colón, in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BOC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BOC
- ICAO code
- MPBO
- City
- Isla Colón
- State or region
- Bocas del Toro Province
- Country
- Panama
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.3408° N, 82.2508° W
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BOC means Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MPBO. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.3408° N, 82.2508° W. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Changuinola, about 31 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Panama, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 11 airports of Panama on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 26 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International AirportChanguinola | CHX | 32 km |
| Enrique Malek International AirportDavid | DAV | 108 km |
| Limón International AirportLimón, Costa Rica | LIO | 109 km |
| Golfito AirportGolfito, Costa Rica | GLF | 128 km |
| Puerto Jimenez AirportPuerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | PJM | 146 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,253 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,840 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,028 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,629 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,579 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,589 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,640 km | 22 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,357 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,937 km | 17 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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