AirportsAlonso Valderrama Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Chitré, in Herrera Province, Panama. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CTD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CTD
- ICAO code
- MPCE
- City
- Chitré
- State or region
- Herrera Province
- Country
- Panama
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.9878° N, 80.4098° W
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CTD means Alonso Valderrama Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MPCE. 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 7.9878° N, 80.4098° W. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Panama City, about 149 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
Alonso Valderrama Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,500 m 4,921 ft | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlett Martinez International AirportRío Hato | RIH | 53 km |
| Capt. J. Montenegro AirportPedasí | PDM | 65 km |
| Panamá Pacífico International AirportPanamá City | BLB | 136 km |
| Marcos A. Gelabert International AirportAlbrook | PAC | 144 km |
| Enrique Adolfo Jimenez AirportColón | ONX | 163 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,289 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,815 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,970 km | 17 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,618 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,690 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,840 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,868 km | 23 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,601 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,012 km | 17 h 25 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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