Chitré, Panamá and several other airports
In January 2024, my wife and I left cold and rainy Holland for Central America in search for better weather and some adventure. During this trip I also spend some time on aeroplane spotting at the various airports. The routing was Amsterdam - Bogota - Panama - Costa Rica - Nicaragua and back. Below a photo-report of what I've done.
Chitré Airport terminal and control tower. Chitré is situated on the Pacific side of Panamá and a 30 minutes plane ride from Panamá City.
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Chitré, Aeropuerto Capitan Alonso Valderrama only has one scheduled flight per day, which is the early morning Air Panama flight to Panama City Albrook Airport.
Air Panama flight 650 is flying her approach path for Chitré's runway 19.
Air Panama 650 is jumping the fence of Chitré Airport on February 28, 2024.
HP-1899PST landing at Chitré.
I know, again a lot of Air Panama Fokker 50 pics, but keep in mind; - it was the main reason why I went to Panamá!
HP-1899PST nosing up to the camera.
Here Air Panama Fokker 50 HP-1899PST taxies to the stand after arriving at Chitré Airport on an early February morning in 2024.
This aircraft dates from 1995 and has seen service with long gone carrier Formosa Airlines. In August 2000 she was transferred to Mandarin Airlines. Eight years later she was sold to Alliance Airlines of Australia. In 2022 she was exported to Panama and finally ended up with Air Panama as HP-1899PST.
Air Panama Fokker 50, tail HP-1899PST, msn 20303, disembarking pax at Chitré. February 28, 2024.
Will this be another very efficient turn-round for this Air Panama Fokker 50?
Boarding time for flight 7P/651 with destination Panamá City.
Fokker 50, HP-1899PST, is almost ready to depart her stand at Chitré with another load of passengers.
Props on and ready to go.
‘ Our’ Fokker barreled down the runway.
HP-1899PST climbs-out over the Bahía de Parita.
Approaching over the Bahía de Panamá for the landing at Albrook Airport.
David, Enrique Malek Airport
Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 HP-1853CMP on the David, Enrique Malek ramp.
David is a town in the north of Panamá.
HP-4 is a Beechcraft F90 King Air of Aerorental.
Flight CM0015 just arrived from Panama - Tocumen.
The buildings of Helipan Aviacion S.A.
HP-1764PST is a stored ex Air Panama Fokker 100.
P3B Orion N431SK of the US Customs & Border Protection approaching Liberia, Panama Airport on February 12, 2024.
Augusta/Bell A119 Koala TI-BKT on the ramp of Puerto Limon Airport, Costa Rica, on February 9, 2024.
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