battle, Cold War
Capture of Torrijos Airport
Capture of Torrijos Airport was a battle fought in 1989 in what is now Panama. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q459282. The recorded result: American victory; Capture of Panamanian Air Force. Recorded strength: Unknown; 4 C-130; 1 AC-130 gunship; AH-6 helicopters against 200; 1 ZPU-4.
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Record
| Date | 1989 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Panama 9.071N, 79.384W | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | Unknown; 4 C-130; 1 AC-130 gunship; AH-6 helicopters | 200; 1 ZPU-4 |
| Casualties and losses | 1 killed; 5 wounded | 5 killed; 50 captured; 398 civilians detained |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Mata Asnillos 1671, 13 km SW
- Blockade of Porto Bello 1726, 62 km NW
- Battle of Aguadulce 1901, 157 km SW
- Wager's Action 1708, 426 km E
- Battle of Cartagena de Indias 1741, 446 km E
In the same war
- After: Battle of Rio Hato Airfield 1989
Elsewhere in 1989
- Gulf of Sidra incident
- Battle of Amgala Western Sahara
- Battle of Guelta Zemmour Morocco
- Battle of Jalalabad Afghanistan
- Battle of Hausa Morocco
Capture of Torrijos Airport is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 8 in present-day Panama.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22092230, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Torrijos Airport, revision 1370609707, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.