{"id":174419,"date":"2025-05-17T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=174419"},"modified":"2025-05-17T16:24:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T16:24:25","slug":"air-panama-plane-skids-off-runway-upon-landing-at-isla-colon-no-injuries-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/05\/air-panama-plane-skids-off-runway-upon-landing-at-isla-colon-no-injuries-reported.html","title":{"rendered":"Air Panama Plane Skids Off Runway Upon Landing at Isla Col\u00f3n: No Injuries Reported"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A tense situation unfolded on Friday night at Captain Jos\u00e9 Ezequiel Hall Airport on Isla Col\u00f3n, Bocas del Toro. A Fokker 50 aircraft operated by <strong>Air Panama<\/strong>, conducting Flight 982 from Panama City, veered off the runway during landing at 21:01, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (AAC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft was carrying 35 passengers and three crew members. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, as confirmed by the Fire Department, which responded promptly to assist the occupants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AAC announced the launch of a formal investigation to determine the cause of the runway excursion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2025\/05\/russia-responsible-for-downing-malaysia-airlines-flight-mh17-says-icao.html\">Russia Responsible for Downing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, Says ICAO<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Criticism of Bocas del Toro Airport\u2019s Condition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the incident, Mayer Mizrachi, Mayor of Panama City, commented via his X account: \u201cBocas has needed a proper airport (for years) to match its status as a tourist gem. The issue isn\u2019t just the terminal or the runway\u2019s size, but also the lack of an Instrument Landing System (ILS) for instrument approaches. Currently, it\u2019s visual-only. Not to mention people trespassing onto the runway to play soccer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added, \u201cLarger aircraft from other countries can\u2019t land on this runway. That\u2019s why the only arrivals are small planes from Costa Rica and PTY. 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