

It also ranks first worldwide in punctuality, according to the OAG. Explore the historic streets and churches in the hip Casco Viejo neighborhood. Watch massive ships pass through locks on the Panama Canal at the Miraflores Visitor Center. With more than 21 airlines actively operating, Skytrax acknowledged Tocumen International Airport as the best in Central America and the Caribbean in 2020. Travelers in Panama City, Panama can make the most of that time with this 5-hour tour of the city, including the Panama Canal, from the Tocumen Airport. Panamá's geographic location and favorable weather conditions allow the airport to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Founded on August 15, 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila, the city of Panamá was the first European settlement along the Pacific. Panamá has one of the most advanced airport infrastructures in Latin America: Tocumen International Airport (PTY), the best-connected airport in Latin America, offering more direct destinations and international flight frequencies than any other hub in the region, with convenient flight schedules. CONNECTIVITY IS OUR NATURE THE HUB OF THE AMERICAS® By land it borders on the east with Colombia and on the west with Costa Rica. Bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. Panamá is located on an isthmus that extends over 75,517 km2, joining Central America and South America.
