Sambú Airport

IATA SAXICAO MPSBSmall airfield

Sambú Airport is a small airfield near Boca de Sábalo in Darién Province, Panama. It is listed as IATA SAX and ICAO MPSB. The airport is located at 8.0263° / -78.2096° at an elevation of 10 m (32 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 600 m. The nearest airport is Garachiné Airport, 18 km (11 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 Sambú Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Sambú Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`SAX`
ICAO code	`MPSB`
Identifier	`PA-SAX`
Type	Small airfield
City	Boca de Sábalo
Region	Darién Province
Country	Panama
Coordinates	8.02628, -78.20956
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	8° 01′ 34.60″ N 78° 12′ 34.40″ W
Elevation	10 m (32 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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