AirportsCapt. J. Montenegro Airport is a small airport serving Pedasí, in Los Santos Province, Panama. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PDM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PDM
- ICAO code
- MPPD
- City
- Pedasí
- State or region
- Los Santos Province
- Country
- Panama
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 7.5348° N, 80.0433° W
- Elevation
- 45 m (148 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,000 m (3,281 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PDM means Capt. J. Montenegro Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MPPD. 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 7.5348° N, 80.0433° W. It stands 45 metres (148 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Panama City, about 172 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
Capt. J. Montenegro Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,000 metres (3,281 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 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,000 m 3,281 ft | 15 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alonso Valderrama AirportChitré | CTD | 65 km |
| Scarlett Martinez International AirportRío Hato | RIH | 94 km |
| Panamá Pacífico International AirportPanamá City | BLB | 161 km |
| Raul Arias Espinoza AirportContadora Island | OTD | 165 km |
| Marcos A. Gelabert International AirportAlbrook | PAC | 169 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,312 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,823 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,970 km | 17 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,632 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,733 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,904 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,930 km | 23 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,666 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,015 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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