Time zone: GMT - 5 Hours
Location: a country in central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica.
Capital: Panama city
Currency: balboa (currency code PAB) and the US dollar (currency code USD)
Languages: Spanish, English. Business language: Spanish.
Airport authority contact information: Direccion de Aeronautica Civil, Panama City. Telephone: +507 (0)226 3860
Airports: In 2005Panama had 103 airports, only 42 of which had paved runways, the most important of which are:
Achutupo Airport
Ailigandi Airport
Balboa Airport
Bocas Del Tor Airport
Caledonia Airport
Carti Airport
Changuinola Airport
Colon Airport
Contadora Airport
Corazon De Jesus Airport
El Porvenir Airport
El Real Airport
Enrique Malek Airport
Garachine Airport
Jaque Airport
La Palma Airport
Mamitupo Airport
Mulatupo Airport
Nargana Airport
Paitilla Airport
Playon Chico
Puerto Armuelles
Puerto Obaldi Airport
Rio Alzucar Airport
Rio Sidra Airport
Rio Tigre Airport
Sambu Airport
San Blas Airport
San Miguel Airport
Santa Fe Airport
Tocumen International Airport
Ustupo Airport
Yaviza Airport