Calzada Larga Airport is a
general aviation
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airport serving
Caimitillo, a town in the
Panamá Province
Panamá is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Judy Meana, appointed by President Laurentino Cortizo and sworn in on 16 April ...
of
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...
.
The Tocumen
VOR-DME
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(Ident: TUM) is located southeast of the airport.
History
During World War II the facility was used as part of the defense of the
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit ...
. The USAAF
XXVI Fighter Command
The XXVI Fighter Command was a formation of the United States Army Air Forces. It was assigned to Sixth Air Force throughout its existence. It was based at Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone, where it was inactivated on 25 August 1946. It engage ...
29th Fighter Squadron 029 may refer to:
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* 029, the telephone area code of Xi'an and Xianyang
* Cardiff
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used the airfield from 17 May 1942 – 25 March 1944, flying
A-24 Dauntless
The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") was the United States Navy's main carrier-based scout/d ...
dive bombers. The squadron flew antisubmarine patrols from the field. In addition various Air Commando units from
Albrook Field
Albrook Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force facility in Panama. It was closed on 30 September 1997 as a result of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties which specified that United States military facilities in the former Panama Canal Zon ...
used the airfield flying training missions with
CG-4A Waco gliders and
P-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team headed by James ...
s.
[Maurer, Maurer (1983). ''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .]
See also
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Transport in Panama
Transport in Panama includes a vast network of public buses, metro lines, railways, waterways and airports. The Panama Canal Railway is an expansive railway line that provides transportation for passengers and goods across the country. Panama cont ...
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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 - Calzada Larga AirportOurAirports - Calzada Larga
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Panama
Airports in Panama
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