Changuinola "Capitán Manuel Niño" International Airport

Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño"
IATA: CHX ICAO: MPCH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil
Serves	Changuinola, Panama
Elevation AMSL	6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates	09°27′32″N 082°32′55″W / 9.45889°N 82.54861°W / 9.45889; -82.54861Coordinates: 09°27′32″N 082°32′55″W / 9.45889°N 82.54861°W / 9.45889; -82.54861
Map
MPCH Location in Panama
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 1,100 3,609 Asphalt
Sources: Panama CAA,DAFIF

Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño") (IATA: CHX, ICAO: MPCH) is an airport serving Changuinola, the capital city of the Changuinola District in the Bocas del Toro Province in Panama. The name is in honor of the first Panamanian pilot.

The airport resides at an elevation of 6 m (20 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,100 m × 25 m (3,609 ft × 82 ft).

The Airport main building is a two story building, very similar to Enrique Malek International Airport building, on the bottom, you have waiting area, bathrooms, cafeteria, and space for three regional carriers offices, in the second floor administrative offices and other government institutions offices. Next to the building there is an air traffic controller tower, Bocas Fruit Co. and ATOPAN (aerial fumigation) hangars.