Howard Air Force Base

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:closed 1999
gptkbp:currentUse Panama Pacifico International Airport
gptkbp:elevation 16 feet
gptkbp:garrisonedUnit gptkb:24th_Composite_Wing
gptkb:US_Army_South
US Southern Command
Air Forces Panama
US Marine Corps Forces South
US Navy SouthCom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Howard Air Force Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:BLB
MPHO
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Panama_Canal
gptkbp:location gptkb:Panama
gptkbp:namedAfter Major Charles H. Howard
gptkbp:notableEvent Operation Just Cause (1989)
gptkbp:opened 1939
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Panama
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Southern_Command
gptkb:Panama_Canal_Zone
gptkbp:runwayLength 2400 meters
gptkbp:status civilian airport
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Panama
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Just_Cause
gptkbp:usedFor training
search and rescue
air defense
counter-narcotics operations
humanitarian missions
logistics support
aerial surveillance
tactical operations
airlift operations
support of Panama Canal defense
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canal_Zone,_Panama
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7