AviatDataChanguinola "Capitán Manuel Niño" International Airport CHX / MPCH
Changuinola, Bocas del Toro · Panama · Autoridad Aeronáutica Civil (AAC) de Panamá
Limited hoursJet fuel (limited, via local FBO/supplier MAPIEX; no avgas confirmed)
ICAO / IATAMPCH / CHX
OperatorAutoridad Aeronáutica Civil (AAC) de Panamá
Coordinates9.4589°N, 82.5151°W
Elevation19 ft · 6 m
Time zoneEST (UTC-5, no DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet fuel (limited, via local FBO/supplier MAPIEX; no avgas confirmed)
Bonded—
AIP referenceMPCH — AIP Panama / AAC Panama
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only; tower/radio reported active roughly 0600-1800 local (freq. tower 118.6, ground 121.8, radio 123.7 per international flight-planning sources) — treat as indicative, not guaranteed. Unattended overnight, no scheduled night ops. Facility underwent AAC structural rehabilitation in 2025 after vandalism damage during June 2025 Bocas del Toro protests; a new automated weather station (EMA/AWOS) was installed in Aug 2025 after more than a decade without one.
TerminalsSingle small two-story terminal (ground-floor waiting area, restrooms, cafeteria, office space for regional carriers; upper floor administrative/government offices) plus ATC tower and hangars; despite the 'International' name, this is not an official port of entry — no customs/immigration presence confirmed, and the only scheduled route is domestic (to Panama City's Marcos A. Gelabert/Albrook airport, not Tocumen).
Runways (1)
- 03/21 · 1,100 m / 3,609 ft · 25 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Small regional strip serving Changuinola, a banana-industry town in Bocas del Toro near the Costa Rica border; sole carrier Air Panama flies Cessna Caravans to Panama City (Albrook) about 3x weekly. Minimal infrastructure, recently vandalism-damaged during June 2025 unrest, with AAC rehabilitation and a new weather station completed in 2025; passenger statistics are not publicly published.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Air Panama
Air Panama is the only scheduled carrier serving CHX, operating the sole route to Panama City-Gelabert, and self-handles its own station turnarounds; no third-party ground handler is documented at this airport.
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Aircraft fuel
Unconfirmed
Mapiex International
Trip-planning FBO directories (FltPlan.com, Aerospace Exchange) explicitly list Mapiex as the fuel/FBO provider for CHX/MPCH, offering independent-brand Jet A; Mapiex is primarily a Panama City-Gelabert-based FBO network, no station phone is published for Changuinola in these listings, and its physical on-site presence at this small regional field remains unconfirmed beyond aggregator data. · 11:00-23:00
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
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Hotel & travel
Not listed