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  "@type": "Airport",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "addressCountry": "Panama",
    "addressLocality": "Ustupu"
  },
  "airlines": [
    "No scheduled commercial airlines"
  ],
  "amenityFeature": [
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Domestic to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "45 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Domestic to International Connection Time",
      "value": "90 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "International to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "90 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "International to International Connection Time",
      "value": "120 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Interline Connection Time",
      "value": "0 minutes"
    }
  ],
  "city": "Ustupu",
  "code": "UTU",
  "connection_tips": "Ustupu Airport is an island airport, so the connection is inherently a two-step move: fly in, then take the panga or water taxi to the village or lodge. That makes the baggage limit and the weather forecast more important than a traditional terminal transfer, because everything downstream depends on the boat schedule and sea conditions. Arrange the water taxi with your host before departure from Panama City, keep your bags light, and treat the airport as the air entry point to Guna Yala rather than a place to change flights. The airport is useful because it drops you into the right part of the archipelago, but the final movement to the village is controlled by the water rather than by the terminal. That means your real connection is the coordination between the flight arrival and the boat pickup, and the boat should already be part of the booking when you leave the mainland. If you try to improvise it on arrival, you are much more likely to lose time than to gain flexibility. For eco-lodges, family visits, or community stays, the airport should be thought of as the start of a managed island transfer chain, not as a standalone passenger terminal. Keep the luggage small, the contact numbers handy, and the timing realistic, and the Ustupu connection is straightforward. Treat it like a small maritime handoff after the flight, and it becomes one of the cleaner ways to reach the Guna Yala islands.",
  "country": "Panama",
  "flag_url": "https://flagcdn.com/w320/pa.png",
  "flight_search_affiliate_link": "https://book.beatthatflight.com.au/?currency=PAB",
  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "Motorized panga is the only way to reach your lodge from the strip islet.",
    "Coordinate local boat pickup with your host weeks in advance.",
    "Pack extremely light in soft bags to comply with weight limits.",
    "The flight over the San Blas archipelago is world-class - get a window seat.",
    "Carry hard currency (USD) as card systems are non-existent in Guna Yala."
  ],
  "global_map_link": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=Ustupu+Airport",
  "google_maps_reviews": {
    "rating": 0.0,
    "recent_reviews": [],
    "total_reviews": 0
  },
  "has_commercial_service": false,
  "hotel_affiliate_link": "https://book.beatthatflight.com.au/?currency=PAB",
  "iataCode": "UTU",
  "icao": "ZUTU",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "August 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
  "latitude": 24.997671392958736,
  "layover_planner_info": "Ustupu Airport (UTU) works best for straightforward domestic turns, not for building aggressive connection margins around multiple separate tickets. Use this page's published MCTs as the floor: 45 minutes for domestic transfers. For longer stops in Ustupu, assume terminal amenities may be secondary to the surrounding landside area, and keep backup routing through Albrook 'Marcos A. Gelabert' International Airport (PAC) and Viveros Island Airport (IVI) in mind if the day starts to slip.",
  "longitude": 0.7049806353360768,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 45,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 90,
  "mct_interline": 0,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 90,
  "mct_international_to_international": 120,
  "missed_connection_help": "If you miss a connection at Ustupu Airport (UTU), contact the airline or local airport staff immediately and verify the next same-day departure before leaving the terminal area. UTU behaves more like a point-to-point airport than a major transfer hub, so if the schedule has already broken down, alternate recovery may be faster through Albrook 'Marcos A. Gelabert' International Airport (PAC) and Viveros Island Airport (IVI).",
  "name": "Ustupu Airport",
  "noindex": true,
  "region": "Americas",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "PAC",
      "name": "Albrook 'Marcos A. Gelabert' International Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "IVI",
      "name": "Viveros Island Airport"
    }
  ],
  "terminal_info": "Ustupu Airport is a very small Guna Yala airstrip serving the island community of Ustupu in Panama's San Blas region. Public aerodrome listings place the field at roughly 9 ft elevation and identify it as a small airport rather than a conventional regional terminal, which matches the geography: island access in an archipelago where aircraft and boats are the normal transport chain.\n\nPassengers should think in terms of a simple community landing strip with minimal landside infrastructure. The airport's practical value is linking Ustupu with Panama's domestic network and reducing dependence on much slower sea travel for administrative, medical, and personal trips.\n\nUTU is therefore best described as essential island transport infrastructure in Guna Yala, not as a mainland-style passenger airport with formal terminal services.",
  "terminal_map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ustupu+Airport+Panama"
}