AviatDataBocas del Toro "José Ezequiel Hall" International Airport BOC / MPBO
Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro Province · Panama · Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil (AAC Panamá)
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigration
ICAO / IATAMPBO / BOC
OperatorAutoridad Aeronáutica Civil (AAC Panamá)
Coordinates9.3408°N, 82.2508°W
Elevation10 ft · 3 m
Time zoneEST (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceMPBO — AIP Panama / AAC Panama
Operating hoursControlled aerodrome (Class D CTR/ATZ). Airport/ATS operations approx. 0600-2000 local daily (1100-0100 UTC) per published traffic sources; precise customs/immigration and admin-office hour breakdowns are not independently confirmed publicly — treat as approximate. VOR/DME (BDT) located on field, but no ILS/precision approach. No fuel (Jet A-1/Avgas), ground handling, security or de-icing services confirmed available on field.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building serving Bocas Town; no jet bridges or dedicated cargo facility. Hotels, restaurants, banking and post office are in the nearby town rather than on-site.
Runways (1)
- 08/26 · 1,500 m / 4,921 ft · 26 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
A genuine international gateway despite its small-strip profile: SANSA operates real scheduled international service to San José and Limón, Costa Rica, backed by on-field customs/immigration, while Air Panama's Fokker 50 flights to Panama City provide the primary domestic lifeline for this Caribbean resort archipelago. Field elevation is essentially sea level (~10 ft/3 m, consistent across independent sources). No fuel, ground handling, security or de-icing services are provided on field.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Air Panama
Air Panama operates a scheduled station office at Bocas del Toro "Isla Colon" (Jose Ezequiel Hall) International Airport, Ave. Roosevelt, Isla Colon, flying Fokker 50 equipment (fleet transitioning to Dash 8-400) to/from Panama City-Albrook; as the dominant domestic carrier at this small regional field it self-handles its own flights here.
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Mapiex
Mapiex FBO (radio 130.9) is the listed FBO/handler contact for MPBO across FlightAware, FltPlan, and AC-U-KWIK directories; the separately branded carrier Mapiex Aero, based in Changuinola, also serves the Bocas del Toro-David-Changuinola-Panama City routing and may self-handle its own flights at this station, though the corporate relationship between Mapiex FBO and Mapiex Aero and any self-handling arrangement is not independently confirmed.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Mapiex
Mapiex FBO is the listed FBO/handler for MPBO (Bocas del Toro) in aviation directories such as FlightAware and AC-U-KWIK, which show Jet A and 100LL as available, but FltPlan's most recently updated entry, refreshed two days before this verification, flags no fuel currently in stock, so on-the-ground supply should be reconfirmed directly before arrival.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed