 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.After the base was turned over to Panama and the domestic/commercial Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport was relocated to Albrook from Punta Paitilla (across Panama City) in January 1999 after refurbishing the former Air Force Base and constructing an operations/control tower and a passenger terminal (near Building 446, the hangar that previously housed the former Air Force Post Office).