Airports / Panama / DAV
Enrique Malek International Airport
MPDA / DAVDavid, PanamaELEV 89 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Coto 47 Airport (OTR) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Enrique Malek International Airport (MPDA / DAV) is a mid-sized airport serving David, Panama. The airport sits 89 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into DAV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Coto 47 Airport (OTR, 34 nm), Golfito Airport (GLF, 47 nm), and Puerto Jimenez Airport (PJM, 52 nm).
Charter pricing from DAV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from David.
Field capability
ICAO
MPDA
IATA
DAV
FAA / Local
MPDA
Elevation
89 ft
Coordinates
8.3890° N · 82.4364° 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 89 ft, DAV sits higher than 63% 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.
- 34nmOTRCoto 47 AirportCorredores
- 47nmGLFGolfito AirportGolfito
- 52nmPJMPuerto Jimenez AirportPuerto Jimenez
- 58nmBOCBocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International AirportIsla Colón
- 64nmCHXChanguinola Captain Manuel Niño International AirportChanguinola
- 70nmPMZPalmar Sur AirportPalmar Sur
Location
Open the full mapMPDA · Enrique Malek International Airport · David, Panama