Villamor Air Base
| Villamor Air Base | |||
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| Characteristics | |||
| ICAO code | RPLL | ||
| IATA code | MNL | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Height above MSL | 23 m (75 ft ) | ||
| Transport links | |||
| Distance from the city center | 7 km south of Manila | ||
| Basic data | |||
| opening | 1930 | ||
| operator | Philippine Air Force | ||
| Runways | |||
| 06/24 | 3737 m × 60 m concrete | ||
| 13/31 | 2258 m × 45 m concrete | ||
The Villamor Air Base (IATA: MNL, ICAO: RPLL) in Metro Manila was named after the pilot Jesús A. Villamor and is the home base of the Philippine Air Force . The military airfield was built by the United States in 1930 as the United States Army Air Forces airfield under the name Nichols Field.
The airbase shares the two runways with Ninoy Aquino International Airport .
The following are stationed at Villamor Air Base:
- 250th Presidential Airlift Wing
- 520th Airbase Wing
- 505th Search and Rescue Group
- 207th Tactical Operations Squadron