Calzada Larga Airport Explained

Calzada Larga Airport
Icao:MPCL
Lid:MP23
Type:Public
Operator:AAC
City-Served:Caimitillo, Panama
Elevation-F:394
Coordinates:9.1667°N -79.5453°W
Pushpin Map:Panama
Pushpin Label:MP23
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Panama
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:1191
R1-Surface:AsphaltFrecuency = unicom 122.8
Footnotes:Source: GCM WAD[1] Google Maps[2]

Calzada Larga Airport is a general aviation airport serving Caimitillo, a town in the Panamá Province of Panama.

The Tocumen VOR-DME (Ident: TUM) is located 11nmi southeast of the airport.[3]

History

During World War II the facility was used as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. The USAAF XXVI Fighter Command 29th Fighter Squadron used the airfield from 17 May 1942 – 25 March 1944, flying A-24 Dauntless dive bombers. The squadron flew antisubmarine patrols from the field. In addition various Air Commando units from Albrook Field used the airfield flying training missions with CG-4A Waco gliders and P-51 Mustangs.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for Calzada Larga Airport. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MP23. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
  2. Web site: Caimitillo . Google Maps . 26 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Tocumen VOR . Our Airports . 26 November 2018.
  4. Book: Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. 1969. reprint. 1982. Office of Air Force History. Washington, DC. 0-405-12194-6. 72556. 70605402.
  5. Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .