- Villamor Airbase
Infobox Airport
name = Villamor Air Base
IATA = MNL
ICAO = RPLL
type = Public/Military
operator =Philippine Air Force
city-served =Manila
location =Parañaque City andPasay City ,Metro Manila
elevation-f = 75
elevation-m = 23
coordinates = Coord|14|30|31|N|121|01|10|E|type:airport
website = [http://www.paf.mil.ph]
metric-elev = yes
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 06/24
r1-length-m = 3,737
r1-length-f = 12,261
r1-surface =Concrete
r2-number = 13/31
r2-length-m = 2,258
r2-length-f = 7,408
r2-surface =Concrete
used=1940's - present
controlled by=Republic of the Philippines
garisson=Philippine Air Force
commanders=
battles=Villamor Air Base airport codes|MNL|RPLL is home of the
Philippine Air Force . It is chiefly used as an air base for PAF transport and helicopter flights. It is also the military base that the Philippine president uses when departing for foreign or domestic trips abroad, though foreign departures are mostly done at theNinoy Aquino International Airport . The air base is named in honor of a Filipino pilot,Jesus A. Villamor , who fought duringWorld War II .The base was originally called
Nichols Field during the time of the Philippine Commonwealth period and later as Nichols Air Base after Philippine independence. The complex also includes theNinoy Aquino International Airport . In 1997, the base was reduced to a small portion to make way for the construction of NAIA Terminal 3.In 2007, a Skyway exit to both the air base and NAIA Terminal 3 was completed.
The
Runways of this base are also used byNinoy Aquino International Airport Units Stationed at
Villamor Air Base
*250thPresidential Airlift Wing
*520thAirbase Wing
*505thSearch and Rescue Group
*207thTactical Operations Squadron
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