Airport
| Bocas del Toro "José Ezequiel Hall" (Isla Colón) International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bocas del Toro, Isla Colón, Panama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°20′27″N 82°15′00″W / 9.34083°N 82.25000°W / 9.34083; -82.25000 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón") (IATA: BOC, ICAO: MPBO) is a public airport located 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) northwest of the center of Bocas del Toro, a town on Isla Colón (Colón Island) in the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. The facility is also called José Ezequiel Hall International Airport.
The airport operates from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily. It has a control tower and runway lights. The single runway is aligned in an east–west direction. The airport can accommodate business jets such as Bombardier Global Express, Gulfstreams, Dassault Falcon. The biggest scheduled plane is Air Panama Fokker 50. International arrivals must clear Panamanian customs at the airport.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Panama | Panama City–Albrook |
| Flytrip | Panama City–Albrook |
| Sansa Airlines | San José |
Weather
Bocas del Toro is a tropical coastal destination. The climate is hot and humid. Unlike most of Panama, Bocas does not have a clear wet and dry season. Thunderstorms occur year-round, which will delay flights. Bocas receives large amounts of precipitation.
| Climate data for Bocas del Toro, Panama | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 87 (31) |
89 (32) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
86 (30) |
85 (29) |
84 (29) |
84 (29) |
84 (29) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
84 (29) |
86 (30) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
73 (23) |
74 (23) |
75 (24) |
74 (23) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
73 (23) |
72 (22) |
72 (22) |
72 (22) |
73 (23) |
| Source: Weather Underground | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Aeropuerto Internacional de Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón", Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil. (Retrieved: 24 May 2009)
- ^ "Airport information for MPBO". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for Bocas del Toro Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- "MPBO: Jose Ezequiel Hall International Airport". SkyVector. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Air Panama Flights & Tickets Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 24 May 2009.
- Flytrip Official Website
- Sansa Airlines Official Website
- "Bocas del Toro". Weather Underground. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
External links
- BocasDelToro.com Archived 26 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine OFFICIAL WEBSITE - Everything about Bocas del Toro
- Accident history for BOC at Aviation Safety Network
