Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport guide

Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ICAO: MPEJ) serves Colón, the Caribbean port city at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal. It sits just east of the city's harbour and cargo facilities. The site began in 1918 as a U.S. military airfield, later became France Air Force Base, and operated as Colon Airport in the Canal Zone. It took its current name from a former Panamanian president when the Canal Zone returned to Panama in 1999.

A new terminal opened on 20 August 2013. It handles up to 1,000 passengers at peak times. The single concrete runway, 18/36, is 2,700 m long and takes Boeing 757-type aircraft. Panama's aviation rules list the airport as open to VFR and IFR traffic.

Traffic is light. Use is mostly charter and special flights, and no regular scheduled service is confirmed. Special international flights can operate if arranged in advance with the Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil and the airport authorities. Tocumen S.A. manages the airport, and a public tender for a concession is being prepared. The airport has few commercial facilities, so check any flight with the operator before you travel.