| Antonio Bautista Air Base | |
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| Puerto Princesa, Palawan in Philippines | |
 Runway (top-left of picture) of Antonio Bautista Air Base | |
| Coordinates | 09°44′39″N 118°45′32″E / 9.74417°N 118.75889°E |
| Type | Military airbase |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Government of the Philippines |
| Operator | Philippine Air Force United States Air Force (under jurisdiction of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement)[1] |
| 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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.svg)  PPS/RPVP Antonio Bautista Air Base location in the Philippines | |||||||||||
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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.[2][3] 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.[3]
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