AirportsTocumen International Airport is a large airport serving Tocumen, in Panamá Province, Panama. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PTY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PTY
- ICAO code
- MPTO
- City
- Tocumen
- State or region
- Panamá Province
- Country
- Panama
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.0714° N, 79.3835° W
- Elevation
- 41 m (135 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,006 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PTY means Tocumen International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MPTO. 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 9.0714° N, 79.3835° W. It stands 41 metres (135 feet) above sea level.
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
Tocumen International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,006 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 11 airports of Panama on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03R/21L | 3,050 m 10,006 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 03L/21R | 2,682 m 8,800 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marcos A. Gelabert International AirportAlbrook | PAC | 22 km |
| Panamá Pacífico International AirportPanamá City | BLB | 29 km |
| Enrique Adolfo Jimenez AirportColón | ONX | 62 km |
| Raul Arias Espinoza AirportContadora Island | OTD | 62 km |
| Scarlett Martinez International AirportRío Hato | RIH | 113 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,128 km | 18 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,650 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,807 km | 17 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,453 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,554 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,845 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,797 km | 23 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,575 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,175 km | 17 h 35 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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