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Albrook Air Force Station | |
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Part of Air Combat Command | |
Located near Balboa, Panama | |
Coordinates | 08°58′33.24″N 079°33′19.91″W / 8.9759000°N 79.5555306°W |
Type | Military Air Force Station |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1928 |
In use | 1932-1997 |
Albrook Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force facility in Panama. It was closed on 30 September 1997 as a result of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties which specified that United States military facilities in the former Panama Canal Zone be closed and the facilities be turned over to the Panamanian government. It was located on the east side of the Panama Canal just south of Fort Clayton and north of the township of Balboa, Panama. Beginning in January 1999, the air field initiated civilian air service as Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport.