AirportsEnrique Malek International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving David, in Chiriquí Province, Panama. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DAV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DAV
- ICAO code
- MPDA
- City
- David
- State or region
- Chiriquí Province
- Country
- Panama
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.3890° N, 82.4364° W
- Elevation
- 27 m (89 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DAV means Enrique Malek International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MPDA. 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 8.3890° N, 82.4364° W. It stands 27 metres (89 feet) above sea level.
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
Enrique Malek International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 11 airports of Panama on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Golfito AirportGolfito, Costa Rica | GLF | 87 km |
| Puerto Jimenez AirportPuerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | PJM | 96 km |
| Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International AirportIsla Colón | BOC | 108 km |
| Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International AirportChanguinola | CHX | 119 km |
| Limón International AirportLimón, Costa Rica | LIO | 186 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,356 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,933 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,113 km | 17 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,724 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,687 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,646 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,719 km | 23 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,426 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,859 km | 17 h 10 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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