Calzada Larga Airport

Airport

MP23

Location in Panama

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
18/36	1,191	3,907	Asphalt Frecuency = unicom 122.8

Source: GCM^[1] WAD^[2] Google Maps^[3]

Calzada Larga Airport is a general aviation airport serving Caimitillo, a town in the Panamá Province of Panama.

The Tocumen VOR-DME (Ident: TUM) is located 11.0 nautical miles (20.4 km) southeast of the airport.^[4]

History

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]

References

^ Airport information for Calzada Larga Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
^ "Airport information for Calzada Larga Airport". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006.
^ "Caimitillo". Google Maps. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
^ "Tocumen VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
^ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
^ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

External links

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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USAAF Sixth Air Force in World War II

Previously: Panama Canal Air Force (1940-1941); Caribbean Air Force (1941-1942)

Airfields

Caribbean	Coolidge (Antigua) Dakota (Aruba) Batista (Cuba) Camaguey (Cuba) Hato (Curaçao) Vernam (Jamaica) Arecibo (Puerto Rico) Borinquen (Puerto Rico) Losey (Puerto Rico) Benedict (Saint Croix) Beane (Saint Lucia) Carlsen (Trinidad) Piarco Airport (Trinidad) Waller (Trinidad)
Canal Zone	Albrook France Howard
Panama	Aguadulce Anton Calzada Larga Chame David La Chorrera Madden Patilla Point Pocri Río Hato
Central and South America	Belém (Brazil) Atkinson (British Guiana) Zandery (Dutch Guiana) Salinas (Ecuador) Baltra (Galápagos Islands) Guatemala City (Guatemala) Talara (Peru)

Units

Commands

Wings

Groups

Fighter	16th Fighter 32d Fighter 36th Fighter 37th Fighter 53d Fighter
Bomber	6th Bombardment 9th Bombardment 25th Bombardment 40th Bombardment
Reconnaissance	72d Reconnaissance