Fort Kobbe

Fort Kobbe is a locality in Panamá Province, Panama. Fort Kobbe is situated nearby to the locality Residencial Nativa, as well as near the hamlet Panama Pacifico.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Panama Pacific International Airport and Bridge of the Americas.

Panama Pacific International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Panamá Pacífico International Airport is a commercial airport in Panama. It is located on the site of the former Howard Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base that was within the Panama Canal Zone. Panama City can be reached by crossing the nearby Bridge of the Americas.

Bridge of the Americas

Bridge

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bridge of the Americas is a road bridge in Panama which spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Designed by American civil engineering company Sverdrup & Parcel, it was completed in 1962 at a cost of US$20 million. Bridge of the Americas is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort Kobbe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panama Pacifico and Balboa.

Panama Pacifico

Hamlet

Panama Pacifico is a mixed-use real estate development in Veracruz, Arraiján District, Panama, located on the site of the former Howard Air Force Base.

Balboa

Photo: Editorpana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration. The Panama Canal Authority has its main headquarters on Balboa Heights.

Veracruz

Town

Veracruz is a corregimiento in Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama with a population of 18,589 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 8,224; its population as of 2000 was 16,748. Veracruz is situated 5 km southwest of Fort Kobbe.

Fort Kobbe

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Fuerte Kobbe”
Location: Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

8.91708° or 8° 55′ 2″ north

Longitude

-79.58432° or 79° 35′ 4″ west

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

United Nations Location Code

PA HOW

Open location code

67W2WC88+R7

GeoNames ID

3709444

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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