Campo Lindbergh

About Campo Lindbergh:

Campo Lindbergh sits on the western side of Juan Díaz, next to Chanis, Marcasa and Altos del Romeral, with the Ciudad Deportiva on its eastern flank. Its edges are informal: most people mean the streets between Avenida José Agustín Arango and the Corredor Sur, with Avenida Las Mercedes and Calle Toledo running through the middle. Plaza Carolina and the point where Avenida José Agustín Arango joins Vía España are within walking distance, and the Corredor Sur puts the banking district and Tocumen airport a short drive away in opposite directions. Buses run along the main avenue. Traffic in and out is heavy at rush hour and often slow at midday as well, so drive the route at the hour you would actually use it.

The name is older than any house in the barrio. In January 1928 the government picked a field at Piña Piña, out on the road to Las Sabanas, as the landing ground for Lindbergh’s Goodwill Tour of Latin America and renamed it Campo Lindbergh before he arrived. He landed on the 9th after four hours in the air from San José, Costa Rica, in front of President Rodolfo Chiari and a crowd that broke through the cordons. Three days later he took off from the same field for Colón. The urbanización that eventually covered the field kept the name, though bus stops and listings spell it Limberg, Limbergh or Limber just as often.

Day to day, this is a residential grid with its own small commercial strip. Plaza Toledano and the shops on Avenida Las Mercedes cover errands, Plaza Carolina adds larger stores on the main avenue, and Parque Campo Lindbergh gives the neighbourhood a little over a hectare of green space. Colegio Bilingüe San Gabriel is inside the barrio. In late 2025 the municipality and the junta comunal poured a new sidewalk and an access ramp beside the multifamiliares after residents and the school community asked for them. Next door, the Ciudad Deportiva holds the Rommel Fernández stadium, the Eileen Coparropa pool, the Roberto Durán arena and the Presidente Remón racetrack.

The ground is low and flat, and the Río Matías Hernández runs close by. Much of the open land along the river has been paved, rain has less to soak into, and some streets in the barrio have flooded in recent storms. Water cuts have hit the area too, so ask whether a building has a reserve tank. Buyers are mostly first-time owners, young couples and small families, along with people who want to live near Costa del Este and the Corredor Sur without paying Costa del Este prices. Apartments sit at the low end of Juan Díaz, far below Costa del Este and Santa María, and houses sell well under the corregimiento’s average price per square metre.

Apartments for sale in Campo Lindbergh:

Almost all the apartments are in low-rise PH complexes. Residencial Parque del Este, on Avenida Las Mercedes, is the largest: a set of lettered blocks around shared social areas, where two bedrooms in 50 to 60 square metres, often with one bathroom, is the usual layout. PH Jardín Olímpico has three-bedroom units of about 75 square metres, and four-storey condominium buildings such as PH Plaza Las Arcadas sit among the houses in what is zoned as a high-density area. When you buy one of the apartments for sale in Campo Lindbergh, you are buying under propiedad horizontal: the unit plus a share of the common areas, a monthly cuota de mantenimiento, and a PH reglamento that sets the rules on renting, pets and short stays. One parking space per unit is the norm. Check whether it is titled as its own finca or simply assigned, because that changes what you are paying for.

Apartments for rent in Campo Lindbergh:

Rentals are mostly two-bedroom apartments in the same complexes, furnished or unfurnished, let on long-term leases to couples, single professionals and small families. Tenants are paying for the location. Costa del Este is about three kilometres away, the Corredor Sur is close, and bus stops on the main avenue are within walking distance. Rents run well below anything comparable on the other side of the highway. If you are buying to let, confirm that the reglamento allows the lease you have in mind, and put in writing whether the cuota de mantenimiento is included in the rent.

Houses in Campo Lindbergh:

Away from the PH complexes, the streets are lined with houses. Most are single-storey family homes from the mid-1980s onward, on lots of 150 to 300 square metres, with a covered garage for one or two cars, a small garden and a perimeter fence. Calle Toledo is one of these streets, and the Jardín Olímpico sector mixes houses with its apartment blocks. Many have been extended or remodelled over the years with an extra bedroom, a family room or a terrace, so houses for sale in Campo Lindbergh can differ a lot behind similar façades. Compare what was built with what is recorded in the registry, and ask whether the extensions had permits, before you agree a price.

Frequently asked questions:

• Where exactly does Campo Lindbergh begin and end?

  There is no official line. In practice it is the urbanización between Avenida José Agustín Arango and the Corredor Sur, west of the Ciudad Deportiva and beside Chanis and Marcasa. Some listings say “área de Campo Lindbergh” for complexes on its edge, so check the exact address and the corregimiento on the title before you compare prices.

• How much is the PH maintenance fee, and what does it cover?

  In these low-rise complexes the cuota is modest next to tower fees in Costa del Este, because there are fewer staff and fewer amenities to pay for. It covers cleaning, security, lighting in the common areas and upkeep of the social areas, plus the lift or pool where a building has one. Ask the administration for the current budget, the reserve fund balance, any approved special assessments and a paz y salvo showing the seller is up to date.

• Does parking come with the apartment?

  Most units come with one space, and the houses have their own garage. In a PH, check in the Registro Público whether the space is its own finca or an assigned common area, since that decides whether it can be sold or rented separately.

• Does Campo Lindbergh flood?

  Some streets do in heavy rain. The Río Matías Hernández runs nearby, and much of the ground that once absorbed the water is now paved. Visit after a downpour, ask neighbours and the administration whether water has reached the parking area or the ground floor, and for a house, look at how the lot drains to the street.

• Can a foreigner buy property here?

  Yes. Foreigners have the same property rights as Panamanians, and the title is recorded in the Registro Público. Before closing, make sure the property is free of liens and, for a house, that what stands on the lot matches what is registered.