Cape Palmas Airport

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Cape Palmas Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Harper
Elevation  AMSL 20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 4°22′45″N7°41′48″W / 4.37917°N 7.69667°W / 4.37917; -7.69667
Map
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Cape Palmas
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
06/243,2821,000Unpaved
Source: Google Maps [1]

Cape Palmas Airport( IATA : CPA, ICAO : GLCP) is an airport serving the town of Harper on Cape Palmas, Liberia.

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