About Fort Sherman Airport

ICAO	MPFS
FIR	Panama FIR
Region	Colón
Country	Panama
Runways	1/19
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	9.36509, -79.9498 092154N 0795659W
Coordinates (Center)	9.36305, -79.95052 092147N 0795702W
Variation	5.1° W (2024)
Timezone	Panama (-5 h)
Local time	May 2, 2024 00:33

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Fort Sherman Airport

Fort Sherman Airport is a small airport in Colón, Panama. The airport is located at latitude 9.36305 and longitude -79.95052. The airport has one runway: 1/19. The ICAO airport code of this field is MPFS. Nearby other airfields are Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport, Capt. Alex H. Bosquez Airport, Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport, Panama Pacifico and Panamá Pacífico International Airport.

Fort Sherman Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Panama Pacifico, which is 63 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Panama.

Fort Sherman Airport is in the timezone of America/Panama. Difference with UTC is -5 h. Today the sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:30. This applies to Fort Sherman Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
1	011°	016°	9.3664	-79.9498	760 m
19	191°	196°	9.3597	-79.9512	760 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport	MPEJ	9.1 km	091°
Enrique Adolfo J	MPCF	9.8 km	109°
Capt. Alex H. Bosquez Airport	PA-0044	50 km	116°
Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport	MPMG	61 km	134°
Albrook Afs / Balboa	MPLB	62 km	135°
Panama Pacifico	MPPA	63 km	142°
Panamá Pacífico International Airport	MPHO	63 km	142°
Tocumen International Airport	MPTO	70 km	117°
Rio Sidra Airport	PA-0015	73 km	093°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	Enrique Jimenez	FNC	VOR-DME	9.3 km	090°