Chame Airport (
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: MP24) is an airport serving
Chame District
Chame is a Districts of Panama, district (''distrito'') of Panamá Oeste Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 Panamanian census, 2000 census was 19,625; the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 31,373. The district covers a t ...
, a district in the
Panamá Oeste Province
Panamá Oeste (; ) is the newest province in Panama.
It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pa ...
of
Panama
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.
The airport is inland from the
Gulf of Panama
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. There is distant rising terrain to the north.
The Taboga Island
non-directional beacon
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(Ident: TBG) and
VOR-DME
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(Ident: TBG) are east-northeast of the airport.
History
During
World War II
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the facility was used as an auxiliary military airfield (Chame Airdrome, Chame Airfield #1) of
Howard Field
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as part of the defense of the
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a Channel (geography), conduit for maritime trade between th ...
. Assigned units were the USAAF
53d Fighter Group,
14th Fighter Squadron
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The squadron was first ...
(2 January-24 November 1942) and
28th Fighter Squadron
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(10 November 1942 – 25 September 1945) flying
P-39 Airacobra
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s, AT-6, BT-13, and UC-78s.
See also
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Transport in Panama
Transport in Panama covers a vast network of routes predominantly traversed by cargo trucks and buses. The country's railway system, known as the Panama Canal Railway, facilitates the transportation of both passengers and goods. With a total of ...
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List of airports in Panama
This is a list of airports in Panama, sorted by location.
International and domestic airports included.
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Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Panama City Tocumen airpor ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Chame
- Chame Airport
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Panama
Airports in Panama
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