# Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD)

> Chitré, PA · IATA: CTD · ICAO: MPCE · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CTD` |
| ICAO | `MPCE` |
| City | Chitré |
| Country | PA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 7.98784, -80.40984 |

## Description

For freight leaving Panama's Azuero peninsula the truck beats the aircraft every time: Cap. Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD/MPCE) at Chitré is a domestic field with a 1,499 m runway and no cargo handling of its own. Air Panama operates the only scheduled service, several flights a week to Panama City's downtown airport Albrook (Marcos A. Gelabert, PAC), and there are no international or freighter movements. Consignments from Herrera and Los Santos provinces are therefore trucked along the Pan-American Highway to Tocumen International (PTY), about 275 road kilometres to the north-east, where Copa Airlines Cargo, DHL and other carriers concentrate Panama's air cargo capacity. Customs clearance likewise happens at Tocumen or in the country's free trade zones rather than at Chitré. The airport sits two kilometres north-east of the city and barely 1.6 km inland from the Gulf of Panama, which makes it useful for charter, business and medical flights into an agricultural and tourism region. For extra charter or freighter lift, Panamá Pacífico (BLB) west of the canal is the secondary option.

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