{"id":167647,"date":"2024-08-16T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=167647"},"modified":"2024-08-16T19:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:47:00","slug":"panama-tocumen-airport-terminal-1-turns-46-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/08\/panama-tocumen-airport-terminal-1-turns-46-years-old.html","title":{"rendered":"Panama: Tocumen Airport Terminal 1 turns 46 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Terminal 1 of <strong>Tocumen International Airport<\/strong>, which serves Panama City, is celebrating its 46th anniversary as an essential infrastructure for air transportation in the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its inauguration on August 15, 1978, the airport&#8217;s Terminal 1 (T1) has undergone major transformations in its infrastructure; in 2006 it underwent an expansion and renovation program aimed at modernizing and improving its services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 33 gates, four remote positions and a varied commercial and gastronomic offer, T1 is part of the airport complex that has been consolidated throughout its almost five decades as a modern air terminal with some of the most advanced airport facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2024\/07\/miami-airport-to-build-a-new-state-of-the-art-cargo-center.html\">Miami Airport to build a new state-of-the-art cargo center<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its inception, T1 has been an important driver of the country&#8217;s economic development, generating direct and indirect employment, in addition to the contribution it makes to the State&#8217;s finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Ruiz Blanco, general manager of Tocumen S.A., pointed out that \u201cwithout a doubt these 46 years have been a true adventure of growth; we are pleased to be co-participants in the evolution of one of the main companies of the State\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe thank all the professionals who have worked so that the 46 years of Terminal 1 have been a success. 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