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Panamá Pacífico International airport in Panamá City (Panama)
Former US Air Force Howard Base under ICAO MPHO code closed in 1999 and reopened in 2014 as a civilian airport serving Panama City.
Panamá Pacífico International airport is located near Panamá City, with Fuerte Kobbe at 1mi↑, Veracruz at 3mi↑, La Boca at 3mi↑, Arraijan at 4mi↑, Curundu Heights at 5mi↑, Ancon at 5mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Panama and Southernmost airports in Panama
→ See also airports in Panama
aerial view of Panamá Pacífico International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : MPPA
- IATA code : BLB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 16 m = 52ft
→ See also Highest airports in Panama and Lowest airports in Panama
Runways
- runway 18/36 : 2591m = 8501ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Panama
Coming to Panamá Pacífico International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Panamá Pacífico International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Marcos A. Gelabert International airport at 5mi : book on Trip.com
- Tocumen International airport at 18mi : book on Iberia air_france
Aviation weather for Panamá Pacífico International airport MPPA BLB
METAR for Panamá Pacífico International airport MPPA BLB
MPPA 161700Z 18006KT 140V250 9999 FEW018TCU 28/24 Q1009
Decoded METAR for Panamá Pacífico International airport MPPA BLB
METAR issued by MPPA on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 17:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 11 hours and 54 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 28°C = 82°F, dew point is 24°C = 75°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
QNH is 1009hPa = 29.8inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 180°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1800ft = 550m.
TAF for Panamá Pacífico International airport MPPA BLB
MPPA 161100Z 1612/1718 02004KT 9999 SCT018 SCT090 TEMPO 1613/1616 SCT016TCU SCT090 PROB30 TEMPO 1617/1621 16006KT 6000 TSRA SCT016CB BKN080 TEMPO 1702/1706 VRB02KT
Decoded TAF for Panamá Pacífico International airport MPPA BLB
TAF issued by MPPA on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:00 UTC, issued 17 hours and 54 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, October 17, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
1612/1718 02004KT 9999 SCT018 SCT090
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 20°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1800ft = 550m scattered clouds at 9000ft = 2740m
temporarily from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 16:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1613/1616 SCT016TCU SCT090
scattered clouds at 1600ft = 490m scattered clouds at 9000ft = 2740m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 1617/1621 16006KT 6000 TSRA SCT016CB BKN080
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
thunderstorm rain
scattered clouds at 1600ft = 490m broken at 8000ft = 2440m
temporarily from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, October 17, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1702/1706 VRB02KT
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
NOTAM for Panamá Pacífico International airport
Around Panamá Pacífico International airport in Panamá City (Panama)
near
- Hotels in Fuerte Kobbe
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2162mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 2227mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 5127mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 5174mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 5174mi↑
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 5175mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 5175mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 5175mi↑
- San Sebastian at 5175mi↑
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 5191mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 5191mi↑
- Grand Hôtel Thalasso & Spa (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 5192mi↑
- for Howard Air Force Base airport at 0mi↑
- for Panamá Pacífico International airport at 0mi↑
- for Marcos A. Gelabert International airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to Panamá Pacífico International airport in Panamá City (Panama)
- Howard Air Force Base airport (MPHO ) at 0mi↑defunct airport
- Marcos A. Gelabert International airport (MPMG PAC ) at 5mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Capt. Alex H. Bosquez airport ( MP23) at 18mi↑
- Tocumen International airport (MPTO PTY ) at 18mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Chame Mayor airport (MPMC ) at 29mi↑NOTAM
- La Joya airport ( PA-0008) at 29mi↑
- Captain Krish E. Persaud airport ( MP24) at 30mi↑
- Rio Sidra airport ( PA-0015) at 35mi↑
- Colon Enrique a Jimenez airport (MPEJ ONX ) at 36mi↑NOTAM
- Fort Sherman airport (MPFS ) at 39mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Panama
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap