Ustupu-Ogobsucum Airport Explained

Ustupu-Ogobsucum Airport
Iata:OGM
Icao:MPOG
Type:Public
Operator:State government
City-Served:Ustupo, Panama
Elevation-F:13
Pushpin Map:Panama
Pushpin Label:OGM
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Panama
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-M:500
R1-Surface:concrete
Footnotes:Source: Google Maps[1] GCM

Ustupu-Ogobsucum Airport is an airport serving the island town of Ustupo in the Guna Yala comarca (indigenous province) of Panama. It handles domestic flights and general aviation.

The runway bridges two of the several islands comprised by the town. It is1km (01miles) northwest of the main populated islands. Approach and departure at either end of the runway will be over the water.

The La Palma VOR (Ident: PML) is located 45.4nmi south-southwest of the airport.[2]

The Ustupo Airport is on the mainland, 1km (01miles) south of Ogobsucum Airport, and is no longer used for airline service.

Airlines and destinations

The airport is served by Air Panama by flights every second day, offering return flights to Panama City. The island often floods during the monsoon season causing flight cancellations.

Incidents and accidents

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.google.com/maps/@9.1364787,-77.9344935,1411m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Ogobsucum Airport
  2. Web site: La Palma VOR . Our Airports . 13 December 2018.
  3. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=48548 Aviation Safety Net