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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Panama Pacific International Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Panamá Pacífico International Airport is a commercial airport in . 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. can be reached by crossing the nearby .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panama Pacifico and Veracruz.

Hamlet
is a mixed-use real estate development in , , , located on the site of the former Howard Air Force Base. is situated 3 km north of Fort Kobbe.

Town
is a corregimiento in , , 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. is situated 4½ km west of Fort Kobbe.

is a district of , located at the Pacific entrance to the . It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration.

Fort Kobbe

Latitude
8.9° or 8° 54′ north
Longitude
-79.58333° or 79° 35′ west
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
67W2WC28+2M
Geo­Names ID
3709487
Wiki­data ID
Q5471444
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“Fort Kobbe” goes by many names.

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