Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport guide

Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport sits on the former Albrook Air Force Station, about 1.5 km west of the centre of Panama City. The field began as Albrook Army Airfield in 1932. Civilian flights moved here from the Paitilla airfield in January 1999. The airport is named for Marcos A. Gelabert, an aviator who founded Panama's first airline and its first pilot-training school.

Despite the international name, the airport handles domestic traffic. It serves as the base for Air Panama, which flies from here to destinations such as Bocas del Toro, Changuinola, Chitré and David. Flytrip also runs daily services to Bocas del Toro, Pedasí and Contadora. Most flights use small turboprop aircraft, and many link the capital to islands and provincial towns that have no road connection of comparable speed.

The airport has one asphalt runway, 01/19, 1,800 m long. The Panama Civil Aviation Authority operates it. Tocumen International Airport, not Albrook, handles scheduled international and long-haul flights. Panamanian authorities have discussed moving Albrook's operations as part of future transport planning, though the proposal is at a preliminary study stage.