# Tocumen International Airport (PTY / MPTO) **Tocumen International Airport** (IATA: PTY, ICAO: MPTO) is a large airport in Tocumen, Panamá Province, Panama. It opened on 1 Jun 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,050 m (10,006 ft). In 2022 it handled 15.8 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PTY / MPTO - Type: Large airport - Serves: Tocumen, Panamá Province, Panama - Opened: 1 Jun 1947 - Elevation: 41 m / 135 ft - Coordinates: 9.0714, -79.3835 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,050 m / 10,006 ft - Passengers: 15,779,103 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Panama - Website: https://www.tocumenpanama.aero/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocumen_International_Airport (31 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1420178 - Weather station: MPTO · WMO 78792 - Ident: MPTO ## Timeline - 1 Jun 1947: Tocumen International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03R/21L | 3,050 m / 10,006 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 030° / 210° | yes | | 03L/21R | 2,682 m / 8,800 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 031° / 211° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 7,005,031 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 8,271,459 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 10,174,870 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 11,586,681 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 12,782,167 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 13,434,673 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 14,741,937 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 15,616,065 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 16,242,679 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 4,526,663 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 9,163,998 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 15,779,103 | Wikidata | ## Routes 8 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 755 km / 469 mi · Avianca - [CCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmi.md) Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport · Venezuela · 1,368 km / 850 mi · Venezolana - [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 2,411 km / 1,498 mi · Aeroméxico - [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 8,157 km / 5,069 mi · Air Europa - [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 8,661 km / 5,382 mi · Air France - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 8,813 km / 5,476 mi · KLM - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 10,817 km / 6,721 mi · Turkish Airlines ### Seasonal (1) - [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 5,642 km / 3,506 mi · WestJet ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PTY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (3) - CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) - D5 [DHL Aero Expreso](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aero-expreso) - U7 [UniWorld Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uniworld-air-cargo) ### Passenger (8) - AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1 - UX [Air Europa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-europa) · 1 - AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1 - AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1 - KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 - VN [Venezolana](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/venezolana) · 1 - WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 15.8M (2022) | #143 of 3,974 | #40 in North America | #1 in PA | | Longest runway | 3,050 m / 10,006 ft | =1,023 of 29,858 | =217 in North America | #1 in PA | | Elevation | 41 m / 135 ft | =35,719 of 43,403 | =16,224 in North America | #15 in PA | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | #2 in PA | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | #1 in PA | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ACC | PANAMA CON | 133.300 | | ACC | PANAMA CON | 133.000 | | APP | PANAMA APP | 119.700 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 129.800 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | MISC | VFR ADVSY SVC | 121.200 | | TWR | TWR | 118.100 | ## Nearby airports - [PA-0008](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pa-0008.md) La Joya Airport · 17 km / 11 mi - [MP23](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mp23.md) Capt. Alex H. Bosquez Airport · 21 km / 13 mi - [PAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpmg.md) Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport · 22 km / 14 mi - [BLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpho.md) Panamá Pacífico International Airport · 29 km / 18 mi - [PA-0015](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pa-0015.md) Rio Sidra Airport · 29 km / 18 mi - [PA-0010](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pa-0010.md) Mandinga Airport · 54 km / 33 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Tocumen International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tocumen_International_Airport&oldid=1375913046), revision of 20 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto/data