Airports / Panama / CHX
Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport
MPCH / CHXChanguinola, PanamaELEV 19 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport (MPCH / CHX) is a mid-sized airport serving Changuinola, Panama. Field elevation is 19 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CHX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC, 17 nm), Limón International Airport (LIO, 42 nm), and Buenos Aires Airport (BAI, 51 nm).
Trip costs from CHX are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CHX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MPCH
IATA
CHX
FAA / Local
MPCH
Elevation
19 ft
Coordinates
9.4590° N · 82.5151° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Panama fields
state range 10–272 ft
At 19 ft, CHX sits lower than 75% of the 8 Panama fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 17nmBOCBocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International AirportIsla Colón
- 42nmLIOLimón International AirportLimón
- 51nmBAIBuenos Aires AirportPunta Arenas
- 58nmOTRCoto 47 AirportCorredores
- 62nmGLFGolfito AirportGolfito
- 64nmPMZPalmar Sur AirportPalmar Sur
Location
Open the full mapMPCH · Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport · Changuinola, Panama