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Tocumen International Airport

Tocumen, Panamá Province (Panama)
IATA: PTY ICAO: MPTO
Longest Active Runway
10,006 ft
3,050 meters
Field Elevation
135 ft
41 m MSL
Runway Inventory
2 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
9.0714°, -79.3835°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#1 in Panama
Out of 19 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#915 Worldwide
Top 12.1% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#4962 MSL
Top 68.3% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+0.1%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Tocumen International Airport's longest active runway measures 10,006 ft (3,050 m). It ranks as the #1 longest runway in Panama and #915 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
03R/21L 10,006 ft (3050m) 148 ft (45m) Concrete (CON) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active
03L/21R 8,800 ft (2682m) 200 ft (61m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/pty.json ↗