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Battle of Rio Hato Airfield

Battle of Rio Hato Airfield 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.

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Fought1989
WherePanama8.380N, 80.170W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstPanama
Casualties and losses4 killed; 44 woundedand34 killed; 362 captured; 200+ escaped
Part ofQ459282

Record

Date1989 (year precision)
PlacePanama
8.380N, 80.170W
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength837 Rangers; 13 C-130 transport planes; 2 AC-130H gunships; 2 F-117A airplanes; 2 AH-64 helicopters; 2 MH-6 helicopters520 soldiers; 19 armoured vehicles; 11 ZPU AA guns
Casualties and losses4 killed; 44 wounded34 killed; 362 captured; 200+ escaped; 43 civilians detained
Commanders
  • William F. Kernan
Battle of Rio Hato AirfieldBattle of Rio Hato AirfieldBattle of AguadulceBattle of Mata AsnillosBlockade of Porto BelloBattle of Mata AsnillosBlockade of Porto BelloLas TablasChitréPenonome100 km8.380N, 80.170W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Rio Hato Airfield 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 Q22092208, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rio Hato Airfield, revision 1370631434, 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.