Incidents and Accidents
- On 21 January 1960, Avianca Flight 671, a Lockheed L-1049E, crashed and burned on landing, killing 37 aboard.
- On 25 May 1972, one hour and 18 minutes after take-off from Panama City a homemade pipe bomb exploded in the ice water fountain service compartment of a Boeing 727. A rapid decompression followed. A successful emergency landing was carried out at Montego Bay, Jamaica.
- On 19 April 2009, CanJet Flight 918, a Boeing 737-800, was hijacked. The hijacker, armed with a semi-automatic pistol is reported as having asked to be taken to Cuba. However, the security personnel eventually regained control of the aircraft without anyone being injured.
- On 28 January 2011, American Airlines Flight 966, a Boeing 757–200 flying from Quito to Miami made an emergency landing at the airport at about 2:18 PM after encountering engine problems. Passengers disembarked the aircraft normally. There were no injuries among the 155 passengers on board
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