53d Pursuit Squadron, 1 January-21 August 1941 VI Bomber Command, 25 October 1941 – 1 November 1946 XXVI Fighter Command, 6 March 1942 - 25 August 1946 1st Communications Squadron, Air Support, 23 April 1942-April 1943 40th Bombardment Group, 16 September 1942 - 3 June 1943 6th Bombardment Group, 14 January - 1 November 1943 3rd Bombardment Squadron 74th Bombardment Squadron Sixth Air Force Base Command 20th Troop Carrier Squadron, 9 June 1943-September 1948 1st Depot Repair Squadron, 6 May 1943 – 7 December 1944 314th Troop Carrier Group, 1 October 1946 - 10 March 1948 5700th Composite Wing 18th Troop Carrier Squadron, 1 August 1948-1 March 1949 24th Composite Wing, 8 November 1967 - 3 January 1968 830th Air Division, 1 January 1976 – 15 August 1977; 1 March 1989 – 15 February 1991 Post USAF use 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 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. Notes References External links Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation, filed under Balboa, Former Panama Canal Zone, CZ: 1932 establishments in Panama 1997 disestablishments in Panama Airports in Panama Buildings and structures in Panamá Province Historic American Buildings Survey in the former Panama Canal Zone Installations of the United States Air Force in Panama Military installations closed in 1997 Panama Canal Zone