# Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV / MPDA)

**Enrique Malek International Airport** (IATA: DAV, ICAO: MPDA) is a medium airport in David, Chiriquí Province, Panama. It has one runway, 2,600 m (8,530 ft) long, asphalt. In 2018 it handled 244 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpda

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DAV / MPDA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: David, Chiriquí Province, Panama
- Elevation: 27 m / 89 ft
- Coordinates: 8.3890, -82.4364
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 m / 8,530 ft
- Passengers: 243,774 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC-5 · America/Panama
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Malek_International_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3495914
- Weather station: MPDA · WMO 78793
- Ident: MPDA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 038° / 218° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 122,940 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 117,260 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 145,671 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 165,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 260,603 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 260,603 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 323,465 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 243,774 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [PAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpmg.md) Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport · Panama · 323 km / 201 mi · Air Panama
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 344 km / 214 mi · Copa Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from DAV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- 7P [Air Panama](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-panama) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 244K (2018) | #1,450 of 3,974 | #322 in North America | #2 in PA |
| Longest runway | 2,600 m / 8,530 ft | =2,041 of 29,858 | =456 in North America | #3 in PA |
| Elevation | 27 m / 89 ft | =37,354 of 43,403 | =16,942 in North America | #21 in PA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2 in PA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | PANAMA CON | 133.000 |
| APP | PANAMA APP | 119.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| TWR | MALEK TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [OTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrcc.md) Coto 47 Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [GLF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrgf.md) Golfito Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [PJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrpj.md) Puerto Jimenez Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [BOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpbo.md) Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [CHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpch.md) Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [PMZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrpm.md) Palmar Sur Airport · 130 km / 80 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Enrique Malek International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enrique_Malek_International_Airport&oldid=1363035902), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpda/data