Ustupu-Ogobsucum Airport

Ustupu-Ogobsucum Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator State government
Serves Ustupo
Location Ustupo Island
Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 09°08′14″N 77°55′59″W / 9.13722°N 77.93306°W / 9.13722; -77.93306
Map
OGM
Location of the airport in Panama
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 1,640 500 concrete
Source: Google Maps,[2] flightstats.com,[3] notam.org,[4] ourairports.com[5]

Ustupu-Ogobsucum Airport (IATA: OGM) is an airport serving the island town of Ustupo, Guna Yala province, Panama. It handles short domestic flights and general aviation. The airport is only served by Air Panama[6] by flights every second day.

Information

The Ustupu-Ogobsucum Airport bridges two of the several islands comprised by the town.[7] It is located off the Panamanian coastline, towards the northern, less populated area of the tourist island, about 1 km far away from town centre.[2] There is a scheduled commuter service, offering return flights to Panama City every second day. The island is rather low-lying, and during the monsoon season, often floods, causing flight cancellations.[8]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Panama Panama City[9]

Incidents and accidents

  • On 28 January, 2007, a Cessna 182 Light Aircraft operating a cargo flight was destroyed after it crashed into trees during take-off from the airport.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Google Maps - Ogobsucum Airport
  3. ↑ http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airportCode=OGM
  4. ↑ http://notam.org/airport/Ogobsucum+Airport
  5. ↑ ourairports.com - Ogubsucum Airport
  6. ↑ http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airports/ogobsucum-airport-ogm
  7. ↑ Ogubsucum island runway at panoramio.com
  8. ↑ http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Panama/San+Blas/_3700265_Ustupu.html
  9. ↑ http://www.dohop.com/travel-guide/airports/Ustupu_Island_airport-OGM/
  10. ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=48548

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