Changuinola "Capitán Manuel Niño" International Airport
Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" | |||||||||||
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IATA: CHX – ICAO: MPCH | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil | ||||||||||
Serves | Changuinola, Panama | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6 m / 20 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 09°27′32″N 082°32′55″W / 9.45889°N 82.54861°WCoordinates: 09°27′32″N 082°32′55″W / 9.45889°N 82.54861°W | ||||||||||
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MPCH Location in Panama | |||||||||||
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Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño"[1]) (IATA: CHX, ICAO: MPCH) is an airport serving Changuinola,[2] the capital city of the Changuinola District in the Bocas del Toro Province in Panama. The name is in honor of the first Panamanian pilot.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 6 m (20 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,100 m × 25 m (3,609 ft × 82 ft).[1][2]
The Airport main building is a two story building, very similar to Enrique Malek International Airport building, on the bottom, you have waiting area, bathrooms, cafeteria, and space for three regional carriers offices, in the second floor administrative offices and other government institutions offices. Next to the building there is an air traffic controller tower, Bocas Fruit Co. and ATOPAN (aerial fumigation) hangars.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Panama[4] | Bocas del Toro, Panama City-Albrook |
References
- 1 2 3 "Aeropuerto Internacional de Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño"" (in Spanish). Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil - Panamá. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007.
- 1 2 3 Airport information for MPCH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for CHX / MPCH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Air Panama Flights & Tickets Retrieved: 24 May 2009.
External links
- Current weather for Changuinola / Captain Manuel Nino, Panama (MPCH) at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CHX / MPCH at Aviation Safety Network