Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 141 ft / 43 m 1,200 3,937 | Location Panama 18/36 1,200 3,937 Asphalt | |
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Chame Airport is an airport in Panama.
During World War II the facility was used as an auxiliary military airfield (Chame Airdrome, Chame Airfield #1) of Howard Field as part of the defense of the Panama Canal. Assigned units were the USAAF 53d Fighter Group, 14th Fighter Squadron (2 January-24 November 1942) and 28th Fighter Squadron (10 November 1942 – 25 September 1945) flying P-39 Airacobras, AT-6, BT-13, and UC-78s
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