Playón Chico Airport
Playón Chico Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°18′35″N 78°14′05″W / 9.30972°N 78.23472°WCoordinates: 9°18′35″N 78°14′05″W / 9.30972°N 78.23472°W | ||||||||||
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  PYC Location in Panama | |||||||||||
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Playón Chico Airport (IATA: PYC) is an airport serving Ukupseni, an island in the San Blas Archipelago in the Guna Yala comarca (indigenous province) of Panama.
The airport is on the mainland, connected to the island by a bridge. North approach and departure are over the water. There is rising terrain 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) south of the runway.
The La Palma VOR is located 54.0 nautical miles (100 km) south of the airport.[3]
Airlines and destinations[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Panama | Panama City–Albrook |
See also[]
Panama portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Panama
- List of airports in Panama
References[]
- ^ Airport information for Playón Chico Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Playon Chico Airport". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "La Palma VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
External links[]
- OpenStreetMap - Playón Chico
- Ukupseni/Playón Chico information on Minube
- Panoramio - Aerial view
- Panoramio - Aerial view
- Accident history for Playon Chico Airport at Aviation Safety Network
Categories:
- Airports in Panama
- Guna Yala
- Panama geography stubs