AirportsChanguinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Changuinola, in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CHX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CHX
- ICAO code
- MPCH
- City
- Changuinola
- State or region
- Bocas del Toro Province
- Country
- Panama
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.4590° N, 82.5151° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,100 m (3,609 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CHX means Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MPCH. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.4590° N, 82.5151° W. It stands 6 metres (19 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is San José, about 180 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Panama, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,100 metres (3,609 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 11 airports of Panama on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,100 m 3,609 ft | 25 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International AirportIsla Colón | BOC | 32 km |
| Limón International AirportLimón, Costa Rica | LIO | 79 km |
| Golfito AirportGolfito, Costa Rica | GLF | 116 km |
| Enrique Malek International AirportDavid | DAV | 119 km |
| Puerto Jimenez AirportPuerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | PJM | 134 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,254 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,849 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,042 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,637 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,573 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,559 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,614 km | 22 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,329 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,921 km | 17 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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