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]
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]