Brooks Air Force Base
Brooks Air Force Base was a United States Air Force facility located in San Antonio, Texas, 7 miles southeast of Downtown San Antonio. In 2002, Brooks Air Force Base was renamed Brooks City-Base when the property was conveyed to the Brooks Development Authority as part of a project between local, state, and federal government.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airbase
- Description: 1917-2011 United States military air base in San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Also known as: “Brooks AFB”, “Brooks City-Base”, “Brooks Field”, “Gosport Field”, and “Kelly Field No. 5”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stinson Municipal Airport and Mission San Francisco de la Espada.
Stinson Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Stinson Municipal Airport is seven miles south of downtown San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport. Stinson Municipal Airport is situated 2½ miles west of Brooks Air Force Base.
Mission San Francisco de la Espada
Church
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Mission San Francisco de la Espada is a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 by Spain and relocated in 1731 to present-day San Antonio, Texas, in what was then known as northern New Spain. Mission San Francisco de la Espada is situated 2½ miles southwest of Brooks Air Force Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brooks City-Base and China Grove.
Brooks City-Base
Neighborhood
Brooks is a mixed-use development that was founded on the former Brooks Air Force Base when the United States Air Force closed the facility in 2002. Following the 1995 BRAC, when Brooks AFB was removed from the Base Realignment and Closure list, city, state…
China Grove
Village
China Grove is a town in Bexar County, Texas, United States, located on the far east side of San Antonio. The population was 1,141 at the 2020 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. China Grove is situated 6 miles northeast of Brooks Air Force Base.
La Villita
Neighborhood
Photo: Johnpeter2008, Public domain.
La Villita Historic Arts Village is an art community in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. There are art galleries, stores selling souvenirs, gifts, custom jewelry, pottery, and imported Mexican folk art, as well as several restaurants in the district. La Villita is situated 6 miles northwest of Brooks Air Force Base.
Brooks Air Force Base
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Bexar, Texas, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Brooks Air Force Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brooks Air Force Base”
- Chinese: “Brooks市駐軍基地”
- Chinese: “Brooks市驻军基地”
- Chinese: “布魯克斯機場”
- French: “Brooks Air Force Base”
- Japanese: “ブルックス空軍基地”
- Ukrainian: “Брукс (авіабаза)”
- Ukrainian: “Брукс”
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