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Panama port codes (UN/LOCODE)

Every place in Panama that UN/LOCODE lists as a seaport, airport or inland container depot. All codes start with PA. Filter the list, then click a code to copy it into your invoice, shipping instruction or booking.

Country codePA
Seaports38
Inland depots20
Airports39
ExamplePABLB · Balboa

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Seaports 38 codes

CodeNameRegion
Aguadulce
Almirante
Ancon8
Bahía Las Minas (Bahia Las Minas)3
Balboa
Bayano7
Boca Chica4
Bocas del Toro1
Cañazas (Canazas)
Charco Azul
Chiriquí Grande (Chiriqui Grande)
Chitre6
Colón (Colon)3
Cristóbal (Cristobal)3
El Real
Gamboa
Gatun
Gualaca4
Herrera7
La Palma5
Las Minas6
Manzanillo
Melones8
Miraflores
Panamá, Ciudad de (Panama, Ciudad de)8
Paraiso
Payardi
Pedregal4
Pesé (Pese)6
Portobelo3
Puerto Armuelles4
Puerto Caimito9
Río Grande (Rio Grande)10
Rodman8
Santa Clara
Taboguilla
Tocumen8
Vacamonte8

Inland depots 20 codes

CodeNameRegion
Agua Buena7
Belisario Frias8
Bugaba4
Cañazas (Canazas)
El Alto10
El Dorado8
El Rincon10
Finca Santa Mónica (Finca Santa Monica)
Herrera7
Howard8
La Zanguenga8
Los Santos7
Perales7
Potuga6
Progreso4
Puerto Caimito9
Río Grande (Rio Grande)10
Río Grande (Rio Grande)2
Santo Domingo7
Tocumen8

Airports 39 codes

CodeNameRegion
Achutupo
Ailigandi
Bahía Piña (Bahia Pina)5
Bocas del Toro1
Caledonia
Cartí Tupile (Carti Tupile)
Changuinola1
Chitre6
Colón (Colon)3
Contadora
Corazón de Jesús (Corazon de Jesus)KY
David
El Porvenir4
El Real
Fort Kobbe
Garachiné (Garachine)5
Jaqué (Jaque)
La Palma5
Mamitupo
Marcos A. Gelabert International Apt/Panamá (Marcos A. Gelabert International Apt/Panama)8
Mulatupo
Narganá (Nargana)
Panamá, Ciudad de (Panama, Ciudad de)8
Playón Chico (Playon Chico)
Puerto Armuelles4
Puerto Obaldía (Puerto Obaldia)KY
Río Azúcar (Rio Azucar)KY
Río Sidra (Rio Sidra)
Rio Tigre
Sambu5
San Miguel
Santa Fe5
Santiago
Scarlett Martinez Intl Apt/Rio Hato2
Ticantiquí (Ticantiqui)KY
Tubualá (Tubuala)KY
Tupile
Ustupo
Yavisa

Source: UN/LOCODE 2025-1 (UNECE), public domain via the datasets/un-locode project. Names are shown as in UN/LOCODE, usually in the local spelling.

Port codes in other countries

Port code lookup (UN/LOCODE) →

Guides on this topic

What a UN/LOCODE is

UN/LOCODE is the United Nations code for trade and transport locations. It has 5 characters: the 2-letter country code and 3 characters for the place, for example KRPUS for Busan, Korea, and NLRTM for Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Where you need port codes

Bookings, bills of lading, customs declarations and many invoices and shipping instructions use UN/LOCODEs for the port of loading and the port of discharge. Using the code avoids confusion between places with similar names.

Port, airport or inland depot?

A city can have several codes: a seaport, an airport or an inland container depot. Pick the one that matches your mode of transport; the type column shows what each code is used for.

Common questions

What is the UN/LOCODE country code for Panama?

PA. Every UN/LOCODE in Panama starts with PA, followed by 3 letters or digits for the place, for example PABLB for Balboa.

Which code goes in the port of loading or port of discharge?

Use the code of the seaport where the cargo is loaded or discharged, as shown on the booking and the bill of lading. Some cities have separate codes for the port, the airport and inland depots: pick the one for your mode of transport and confirm it with your carrier or forwarder.

Why is a place missing or spelled differently?

This page lists only places that UN/LOCODE marks as a seaport, airport or inland depot, with the names as UN/LOCODE spells them (often the local spelling). Carriers sometimes still use older codes, so search the port code lookup for other spellings and confirm important codes with your carrier.

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