List of former United States military installations in Panama

This is a list of United States military installations in Panama, all of which fall within the former Canal zone. The U.S. military installations in Panama were turned over to local authorities by 1999.

Transition phases

In 1903, the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed between Panama and the United States. It created the Panama Canal Zone as a U.S. governed region, and allowed the U.S. to build the Panama Canal. In 1977, the Panama Canal Treaty was signed by Commander of Panama's National Guard, General Omar Torrijos and U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Over time, it would replace and absolve the 1903 treaty.

1 October 1979, the Panama Canal Zone was abolished. All unused area was transferred to Panama. Also some non-military constructions, like hospitals and schools, were transferred to Panama.
Between 1979 and 31 December 1999 U.S. transferred all military areas and constructions to Panama. Formal U.S. presence was ended by 2000. In total with 5,237 buildings were handed over. Their estimated value was some $4 billion USD.
After the United States invasion of Panama in 1989, some installations were reactivated by the U.S. Still, these were disestablished by 2000.

List

Name	Branch	Unit	Abandoned	Current name	Current use	Area	Coordinates
	Navy	CDAA radio detection	2002			Atlantic
	Army	Coast Artillery Corps	1999			Atlantic, Margarita Island
	Navy	submarine base	1999	Manzanillo International Terminal	container terminal	Atlantic, near Colón
	Army	Coast Artillery Corps	1955			Atlantic, Colón
	Army	coastal defense, Jungle Operations Training Center	1999	harbour: Shelter Bay Marina	unused, marina	Atlantic, opposite Colón
	Army, Air Force		1949	Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport	airfield	Atlantic, near Colón
	Navy	underground fuel storage with oil terminal at Cristobal	1991			Atlantic, near Gatun locks
	Army	School of the Americas	1984, 1999	Fuerte Espinar	hotel Melia	Atlantic, Gatun locks
	Army	infantry, jungle warfare training, special forces training	1995	Jose Dominador Bazan	residential area	Atlantic, Gatun locks
	Navy	long-range radar and communications link	1979, 1995	Canopy Tower	nature observatory	Inland, Culebra summit
	Navy	Naval Communications Station Balboa, VLF				Inland, Culebra summit
	Army	hospital, barracks	1999		Hospital	Ancon Hill
	DOD	HQ US Southern Command	1999		Headquarters	Ancon Hill
	Army	communications	1999	Ciudad del Saber	residential housing, schools, include campus of FSU-Panama	Miraflores locks
	Air Force		1999	Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport	regional civil airport, former campus of FSU-Panama	Pacific, near Balboa
	Navy	underground fuel storage with oil terminal at Rodman	1997		civil usage	Pacific, opposite Balboa
	Navy	harbor	1999	Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base	Panamanian National Maritime Service	Pacific, opposite Balboa
	Navy	harbor	1999	PSA Panama International Terminal	container terminal	Pacific, opposite Balboa
	Army	Coast Artillery Corps	1999		recreation, new hotel	Pacific, near Balboa
	Navy	HQ radio communications				Pacific, near Fort Amador
	Navy	Naval Communications Station Balboa		Radio Holland Panama	marine communications	Pacific, near Howard AFB
	Air Force	24th Wing	1999	Panamá Pacífico International Airport	international airport	Pacific, opposite Balboa
	Army	Coast Artillery Corps	1948	Islas Naos, Penco, Flamenco	tourism	Pacific, near Balboa
	Army	Coast Artillery Corps/193rd Infantry Brigade	2000	Panama Pacifico	real estate	Pacific, near Howard AFB
	Navy					cross-isthmus