Travel guide: Panama Pacifico Airport, Panama (BLB)

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Travel essentials for Panama Pacifico Airport, Panama — what to expect on the ground. Panama Pacifico Airport sits in Panama (Americas), in a tropical climate band — tropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season. Airport IATA code BLB serves the area. Local timezone is America/Panama, which matters for arrivals and check-ins. It sits at 8.97°, -79.56° — useful for weather, daylight, and route planning. Use the live tools below to plan around these facts.

RegionPanama, Americas
Climate bandtropical northern-hemisphere zone with a wet season and a dry season
Airport IATA code BLB
TimezoneAmerica/Panama
Coordinates8.97, -79.56
Located in the Northern Hemisphere

BLB is the airport code for Panama Pacifico Airport, formerly the United States Howard Air Force Base, on the Pacific side of Panama near Panama City, across the canal from the capital. Now redeveloped as a business and residential zone with a growing airport, it serves the Panama City area alongside the country's main hubs. Panama City is a striking modern capital, with a glittering skyline of skyscrapers, the historic Casco Viejo old quarter, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of colonial streets and plazas, and above all the Panama Canal, whose Miraflores Locks nearby are a top attraction. The city blends business, history and the tropics, and is a base for beaches, rainforest and the canal. Panama Pacifico is reached by road across the canal area. The climate is hot, humid and tropical, with a rainy season through much of the year.

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Frequently asked questions

What airport is BLB?
BLB is the code for Panama Pacifico Airport, a former United States air force base, now redeveloped, on the Pacific side of Panama near Panama City. It serves the capital region alongside Panama's larger airports, in an area across the canal from the city that has become a business and residential zone.
What is Panama City known for?
Panama City is a modern capital with a dramatic skyline of skyscrapers, the historic Casco Viejo old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of colonial architecture, and the world-famous Panama Canal. The Miraflores Locks nearby are a major attraction, and the city blends business, history and tropical surroundings.
What is there to see near the canal?
The Panama Canal is the region's great attraction, with the Miraflores and other locks where huge ships pass through, and visitor centres explaining the waterway. Nearby are rainforest and wildlife along the canal, Pacific and Caribbean beaches within reach, and the historic sites of the capital.
How do you get around Panama?
Panama City and its airports, including Panama Pacifico and the main Tocumen International, are connected by road across the compact isthmus, with taxis, ride apps and a metro in the city. From the capital, roads and flights reach the beaches, mountains, rainforest and the Caribbean coast.

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