Airport · Albrook (Ancón)
Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" Airport (PAC)
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The capital's domestic airport, on the former Albrook air base near Albrook Mall, used mainly for flights to Bocas del Toro, David and other regional points. It sits about 9 km by road from Punta Paitilla.
Good to know
Domestic baggage allowances on small aircraft are tighter than on international flights; check your airline's limit before packing. Taxi from Paitilla is short, but allow for Albrook Mall traffic.
Details
- Iata
- PAC
- Role
- Domestic and regional flights
- Operator
- Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil de Panamá (AAC)
- Main carrier
- Air Panama (domestic routes such as David and Bocas del Toro, per press reports)
- Distance method
- OSRM free-flow routing (router.project-osrm.org) from OSM coordinates; no traffic
- Seguro al turista note
- Albrook is not on the ATP's list of airports where the free tourist insurance activates (that list applies to international arrivals).
- Drive time free flow min
- 10
- Reported operating hours
- 6:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. (older press report, unconfirmed)
- Seguro al turista eligible
- No
- Distance to punta paitilla km
- 9
Sources
- panamaamerica.com.pa (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- aeronautica.gob.pa (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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