Copa continues to make it easier for North American anglers to get to Panama. Over the past year they’ve added direct flights between Panama City’s Tocumen Airport and US cities including Austin and Baltimore. Now they’re at it again, adding direct flights between Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and Panama City.

We’d still fish Panama if it required difficult travel logistics, but another feather in the destination’s cap is that it’s so easy to get there. With direct flights from many US and Canadian cities, you’re unlikely to have to take more than two flights to get into the country. Indeed, if you’re in or near a major hub you can likely get there on a three- to four-hour flight just about any day of the week.

One of the complications of exotic fishing travel is both the cost and difficulty of getting to your destination country. One of the nice things about our trips to Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge is that there are loads of direct flights to Panama City’s Tocumen Airport (PTY) from the United States (plus Toronto) every day.