Contadora Airport Explained

Raul Arias Espinoza Airport
Nativename:Contadora Airport
Iata:OTD
Icao:MPRA
Type:Public
City-Served:Contadora Island, Panama
Elevation-F:43
Coordinates:8.6286°N -79.0344°W
Pushpin Map:Panama
Pushpin Label:MPRA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Panama
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-M:700
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: SkyVector[1] Google Maps[2]

Raul Arias Espinoza Airport (Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto de Contadora) is a domestic airport serving Contadora Island, in Panama's Pearl Islands archipelago.

The runway crosses the width of the island. Approaches to either end are over the water. There is a tight parking apron on the north end.

The Taboga Island VOR-DME (Ident: TBG) is located 32.7nmi west-northwest of the airport. The Tocumen VOR-DME (Ident: TUM) is located 33.4nmi northwest of the airport.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raul Arias Espinoza Airport . SkyVector . 12 November 2018.
  2. https://maps.google.com/?ll=8.628588,-79.034894&spn=0.01066,0.008776&t=h&z=17 Google Maps - Contadora
  3. Web site: Tocumen VOR . Our Airports . 12 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Taboga Island VOR . Our Airports . 12 November 2018.