Panama

The Tocumen International Airport is an important hub for air traffic to South America from major international destinations and is the busiest airport in Central America with ever increasing aircraft movement. As of 2008, there were more than 73,000 commercial flights and 86,588 cargo planes that utilized Tocumen International.

The most important routes from Panama are Bogota, Miami and San Jose although passengers also find it convenient to get very competitive airfares to most other popular destinations in South American countries including Venezuela, Columbia, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Columbia and the Dominic Republic. North American airlines, Continental, Delta and American serve the cities of Newark, Atlanta and Texas and international carriers such as KLM have regular non-stop flights to Amsterdam while Mexicana serves most major cities in Mexico. Low cost carrier Air Transit flies to Canada and charter carriers to Milan provide a great opportunity for budget airfare. Locally, Copa Airlines flies to almost every city in Panama and a number of cargo carriers provide support to sea traffic at Panama Canal. Travelers looking for cheap flights will never be disappointed with a vast array of carriers to choose from with Tocuman International as their primary hub en route to some of the most popular destinations.

There are two international standard runways that form the backbone of the expansion efforts to renovate and improve facilities at the passenger terminals and there are also a variety of car rental agencies and tourist facilities inside the airport enclosure. Several licensed taxi stands and bus terminals are available that run timely service to all major tourist destinations all over the country.