Poptún Airport

IATA PONICAO MGPPSmall airfield

Poptún Airport is a small airfield near Poptún in Petén Department, Guatemala. It is listed as IATA PON and ICAO MGPP. The airport is located at 16.3258° / -89.4161° at an elevation of 549 m (1,801 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,438 m. The nearest airport is La Balsa Airstrip, 40 km (25 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Poptún Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Poptún Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`PON`
ICAO code	`MGPP`
Identifier	`MGPP`
Type	Small airfield
City	Poptún
Region	Petén Department
Country	Guatemala
Coordinates	16.32580, -89.41610
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	16° 19′ 32.88″ N 89° 24′ 57.96″ W
Elevation	549 m (1,801 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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