Panama FIR / ARTCC

There is a Panamanian division on the IVAO network, however at this point the division is not officially active because we are few members from Panama (we are recruiting!). Unofficially the Panamanian division is active as it has active members, a FIR/ARTCC homepage (this one) and a discussion forum for our division. We also count on the support from the well organized Colombian division.

That however does not mean there is no life in the region, there is increasing inbound, outbound and enroute traffic on the Panama FIR. And therefore we have collected the necessary information to provide these virtual pilots and virtual ATCs with charts and procedures for IFR flight. Like all other divisions, it is expected that you -whether in the capacity of pilot or ATC- become familiar and comfortable with these.

These pages collect all the necesary information for virtual aviation traffic in the Panama region. The Panama Center control area is designated by the MPZL ICAO code.

Although this is still work in progress, the information herein is to be considered the guidelines for both virtual pilots and virtual air traffic controllers operating in the Panama FIR. It is derived from the most realistic information available but with alterations for the simulated environment, therefore it must not be used for real navigation.

The Panama FIR extends roughly from latitude N 4.5° to latitude N 15.0° and longitude W 77.0 to W 82.0° It limits on the Noreast with Barranquilla Center (SKEC), the south and southeast with Bogota Center (SKED), the west with Central America Center (MHTG) and on the north with Kingston Center (MKJK).

Codes and Frequencies

These are only the top-level frequencies and therefore we do not show in this table the frequencies that are airport-specific such as Delivery, Ground and Tower. Additionally when an aircraft is flying under controlled space within the Panama FIR, it must be assigned a squawk code as detailed in the next section.

Squawk Codes

The Squawk Codes (SSR) are assigned in the Panama FIR according to the following rules. Unless otherwise noted, these ranges are the same used in the real FIR so please refrain from using unauthorized codes.