Villamor Air Base (IATA: MNL, ICAO: 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 the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The air base is named in honor of a Filipino pilot, Jesús A. Villamor, who fought during World 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 the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. In 1997, the base was reduced to a small portion to make way for the construction of NAIA Terminal 3 and Newport City.
In 2007, a Skyway exit to both the air base and NAIA Terminal 3 was completed.
The Runways of this base are also used by Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Units Stationed at Villamor Air Base
- 250th Presidential Airlift Wing
- 520th Airbase Wing
- 505th Search and Rescue Group
- 207th Tactical Operations Squadron
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Airports in the Greater Manila Area
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| International |
- Manila (MNL)
- Angeles (CRK)
- Olongapo (SFS)
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| Military |
- Basilio Fernando AB (RPUL)
- Cesar Basa AB (RPUF)
- Clark AB (RPLC)
- Danilo Atienza AB (RPLS)
- Villamor AB (RPLL)
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| General aviation |
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| Historical |
- Bataan Airfield
- Clark AB
- NAS Cubi Point
- Nichols Field
- Nielson Field
- NS Sangley Point
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Military Bases of the Philippines
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| Camps/Forts |
- Emilio Aguinaldo (Quezon City, Metro Manila)
- Camp Emilio Jacinto (Santa Cruz, Laguna)
- Andres Bonifacio (Taguig City, Metro Manila)
- Rigoberto Atienza (Quezon City, Metro Manila)
- Servillano Aquino (Tarlac)
- Ramon Magsaysay (Nueva Ecija)
- Guillermo Nakar (Quezon)
- Fort Gregorio Del Pilar (Baguio City)
- Camp Edilberto Evangelista (Cagayan de Oro)
- Camp Lapu-Lapu (Cebu)
- Camp Navarro (Zamboanga City)
- Camp Panacan (Davao City)
- Camp Mateo Capinpin (Tanay)
- Camp Major Cesar L. Sang-an (Pagadian, Zamboanga Del Sur)
- Camp Gen. Macario G. Peralta Jr. (Jamindan, Capiz)
- Camp Upi (Gamu, Isabela)
- Camp BGen. Gonzalo H. Siongco (Tacurong City, Maguindanao)
- Camp Vicente Lukban (Catbalogan, Western Samar)
- Camp Vicente Lim (Calamba City, Laguna)
- Camp Elias Angeles (Pili, Camarines Sur)
- Camp O'Donnell (Capas, Tarlac)
- Camp Natividad (Malaybalay, Bukidnon)
- Camp Pito Abat (Manaoag, Pangasinan)
- Camp Gen. Mariano Riego de Dios (Tanza, Cavite)
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| Air Bases |
- Jesus Villamor (Pasay City, Metro Manila)
- Danilo Atienza (Cavite)
- Cesar Basa (Pampanga)
- Basilio Fernando (Batangas)
- Antonio Bautista (Palawan)
- Benito Ebuen (Cebu)
- Edwin Andrews (Zamboanga City)
- Rajah Buayan (General Santos City)
- Clark (Angeles City, Pampanga)
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| Bases/Stations |
- Naval Base Heracleo Alano (Naval Base Cavite)
- Naval Base Camilo Osias (Naval Operating Base San Vicente)
- Naval Base Rafael Ramos (Naval Operating Base Mactan)
- NS Juan Magluyan (Naval Operating Base Batu-Batu)
- NS Leovigildo Gantioqui (NS San Miguel)
- NS Ernesto R. Ogbinar (NS Poro Point)
- NS Julhasan A Arasain (NS Legaspi)
- NS Narciso Del Rosario (NS Balacbac)
- NS Apolinario Jalandoon (NS Puerto Princesa)
- NS Emilio Liwanag (NS Pag-asa)
- NS Carlito Cunanan (NS Ulugan)
- NS Alfonso Palencia (NS Guimaras)
- NS Dioscoro Papa (NS Tacloban)
- NS Felix Apolinario (NS Davao)
- NS Romulo Espaldon (NS Zamboanga)
- NS Jose Francisco (Bonifacio NS)
- NS Jose Andrada (Fort San Antonio Abad)
- NS Pascual Ledesma (Fort San Felipe)
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| Barracks |
- Rudiardo Brown Marine Barracks (Marine Base Manila)
- Gregorio Lim Marine Barracks (Marine Base Ternate)
- Arturo Asuncion Marine Barracks (Zamboanga City)
- Domingo Deluana Marine Barracks (Marine Base Tawi-Tawi)
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