Chame Airport (LID: MP24) is an airport serving Chame District, a district in the Panamá Oeste Province of Panama. The airport is inland from the Gulf of Panama.
History 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.Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. WWII Combat Units
See also Transport in Panama List of airports in Panama
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