Albrook Air Force Station is a former United States Air Force facility in Panama . It was closed on 30 September 1997 as a result of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties which specified that United States military facilities in the former Panama Canal Zone be closed and the facilities be turned over to the Panamanian government. It was located on the east side of the Panama Canal just south of Fort Clayton and north of the township of Balboa, Panama . Beginning in January 1999, the air field initiated civilian air service as Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport .
6-417: In September 1997, the base was turned over to Panama. It was then refurbished with an operations / control tower constructed; also a passenger terminal (near Building 446, the hangar that previously housed the former Air Force Post Office). In January 1999, the domestic/commercial Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport was relocated to Albrook from Punta Paitilla (across Panama City). Airport
12-608: Is a maritime college in Panama City , Panama . It trains cadets to become merchant marine ships' officers. It is located in the Albrook area of Panama City, on the site of the former Albrook Air Force Base . Today, the Maritime university is experiencing one of its best times. Their cadets are recognized for their leadership, respect, honor, loyalty, discipline, and non-tolerance of dishonest acts. It belongs to
18-855: Is under Panama's Civil Aeronautics Authority (Autoridad de Aeronáutica Civil —previously named Civil Aviation Directorate). A number of shops, markets, mall and government agencies (Panamanian Red Cross, International Maritime University of Panama ) operate out of some of the old buildings and hangars, and most of the officers quarters are now private homes. The Civil Aviation Authority has its headquarters in Building 805. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency International Maritime University of Panama The International Maritime University of Panama (in Spanish : Universidad Marítima Internacional de Panamá , UMIP )
24-425: The enhancement of values and competences that train the individual for life and for work in the sea. Under command of the merchant marine captain, Eduardo Thompson, UMIP has a strong and stable cadet regiment. The regiment is divided between platoons: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Band Company and the outstanding Honor Guard. In addition to the captain, the cadets choose among them their representatives before
30-473: The former Escuela Náutica de Panamá , which was founded in 1958. The university's rector (president) is Víctor Luna Barahona. To create leaders, the UMIP established and executed a discipline system Cadet Corp, proposed and defended by all, which institutes the habits that eventually become culture, as a result of the individual. The UMIP trains cadets by leading them through a continuous and focused process in
36-580: The international association of maritime universities, being the only one in Central and South America to achieve this step. Its main building (Building 810 in Albrook) was severely damaged by a fire in January 2008, although there were no injuries or fatalities. The fire is believed to have started in a storage area on the building's top floor. UMIP was established by a law passed in 2005, and it absorbed
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