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Chame Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
141 ft / 43 m

1,200
  
3,937

Location
  
Panama

18/36
  
1,200

3,937
  
Asphalt

Chame Airport

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

References

Chame Airport Wikipedia