Fort Kobbe
Fort Kobbe was an Army fort renamed from Fort Bruja on 15 April 1932 to honor Major General William A. Kobbe. At the time it was located adjacent to Howard Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panama Pacific International Airport.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panama Pacifico and Veracruz.
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. Panama Pacifico is situated 3 km north of Fort Kobbe.
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 4½ km west of Fort Kobbe.
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.
Fort Kobbe
- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “Fort Kobbe Army Reservation” and “Militar Reserva Fuerte Kobbe”
- Category: fort
- Location: Corregimiento Veracruz, Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Fort Kobbe from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Fort Kobbe” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “科比堡”
- French: “fort Kobbe”
- French: “Fort Kobbe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Playa Bonita Village and Residencial Nativa.
Nearby Places
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