Chame Airport

Chame Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – LID: MP24
Summary
Airport type		Public
Location		Panama
Elevation AMSL		141 ft / 43 m
Coordinates		08°35′18″N 079°54′23″W / 8.58833°N 79.90639°W / 8.58833; -79.90639Coordinates: 08°35′18″N 079°54′23″W / 8.58833°N 79.90639°W / 8.58833; -79.90639
Map
MP24 Location in Panama
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
18/36	1,200	3,937	Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Chame Airport is an airport in Panama.

During World War II the facility was used as an auxiliary military airfield (Chame Airdrome, Chame Airfield #1) of Howard Field as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. Assigned units were the USAAF 53d Fighter Group, 14th Fighter Squadron (2 January-24 November 1942) and 28th Fighter Squadron (10 November 1942-25 September 1945) flying P-39 Aircobras, AT-6, BT-13, and UC-78s

References

1. ^ Airport information for MP24 at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.

	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal
	World War II portal

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
• Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5

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