Calzada Larga Airport is a general aviation airport serving Caimitillo, a town in the Panamá Province of Panama.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Caimitillo, Panama | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 394 ft / 120 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 9°10′00″N 79°32′43″W | ||||||||||
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The Tocumen VOR-DME (Ident: TUM) is located 11.0 nautical miles (20.4 km) southeast of the airport.[4]
During World War II the facility was used as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. The USAAF XXVI Fighter Command 29th Fighter Squadron used the airfield from 17 May 1942 – 25 March 1944, flying A-24 Dauntless dive bombers. The squadron flew antisubmarine patrols from the field. In addition various Air Commando units from Albrook Field used the airfield flying training missions with CG-4A Waco gliders and P-51 Mustangs.[5][6]
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942) | |||||||||||||||
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