Antonio Bautista Air Base
| Antonio Bautista Air Base | |
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| Puerto Princesa, Palawan in Philippines | |
Runway of Antonio Bautista Air Base | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military airbase |
| Owner | Government of the Philippines |
| Operator | Philippine Air Force United States Air Force (under jurisdiction of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 09°44′39″N 118°45′32″E / 9.74417°N 118.75889°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | March 21, 1975 |
| Built by | US POWs during Japanese occupation |
| In use | 1975–present (Philippines) |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 4th Tactical Operations Command |
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| Elevation AMSL | 22 m / 71 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°44′31″N 118°45′29″E / 9.74194°N 118.75806°E | ||||||||||
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Antonio Bautista Air Base (IATA: PPS, ICAO: RPVP) is a military airbase of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), located in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The base shares the single 2,600 metres (8,530 feet) long runway with Puerto Princesa International Airport. The PAF base was named as an honour to Colonel Antonio Bautista, who was killed in action on 11 January 1974 as a F-86 Sabre pilot while engaged in a close air support (CAS) mission against Muslim rebels.