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Airfield information
Airfield information
	IATA: PPS; ICAO: RPVP;
Summary
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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	PPS/RPVP Antonio Bautista Air Base location in the Philippines
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Antonio Bautista Air Base
Antonio Bautista Air Base
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)
Site history
Built	March 21, 1975; 49 years ago
Built by	US POWs during Japanese occupation
In use	1975–present (Philippines)
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Garrison	4th Tactical Operations Command

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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]

World War II

On 14 December 1944, occupying Japanese soldiers herded 150 American POWs who were building the airstrip on Palawan Island (today's Puerto Princesa International Airport and Antonio Bautista Air Base) into air raid trenches, doused them with gasoline, set them afire, then machine-gunned and bayoneted them to death. Among them was Army Capt. Fred Bruni^[4] the Palawan POWs' senior officer, who was from Janesville, Wisconsin, with the 192nd Tank Battalion. Only eleven men escaped the 'Palawan Massacre', to be rescued by guerrillas. The story of their ordeal persuaded General Douglas MacArthur that the rumoured order for the retreating Japanese to "kill all" prisoners was being implemented, thus his rush to liberate the Philippines.

US Army Air Forces units based here included:

Headquarters, XIII Fighter Command (1 March 1945 to November 1945)
42d Bombardment Group (March 1945 to January 1946)
347th Fighter Group (6 March to December 1945)
419th Night Fighter Squadron (6 March 1945 to 10 January 1946)
550th Night Fighter Squadron (Det) (9 to 19 June 1945)

Current use

The airbase is currently used as a jump off point to supply the soldiers stationed in the municipality of Kalayaan as well as soldiers in the BRP Sierra Madre.

Future development

Antonio Bautista Air Base is one of the nine airbases nominated for the priority development programmes of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The PAF planned to construct two additional hangars to store relief supplies and accommodate additional air assets, including long-range patrol aircraft and two PZL W-3 Sokol helicopters to be stationed there in the future.^[5]

On 18 March 2016, the United States and the Philippines signed a deal to allow US forces to use five bases in the country as a counter to the Chinese deployments in the Spratly Islands, including Antonio Bautista Air Base.^[1]

A new Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief warehouse is expected to be built at the airbase.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Lamothe, Dan (21 March 2016). "These are the bases the U.S. will use near the South China Sea. China isn't impressed". WashingtonPost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "Antonio Bautista Air Base". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Philippine Air Force airbases". Angelfire. BakaInu Design Bureau. 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "Bruni, Capt. Fred T. Jr". BataanProject.com. Jim Opolony. Retrieved 25 April 2022. 192nd - HQ Co., 192nd Tank Battalion, Cabanatuan, Camp O'Donnell, Cause of Death, Execution, KIA, Palawan Island, Provisional Tank Group{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ ^a ^b "Air Force to beef up capabilities in Palawan". InterAksyon.com. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
^ Robson, Seth (31 January 2019). "Facility for US forces opens on Philippines' main island; another slated for Palawan". Stripes.com. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 25 April 2022. Speaking at Cesar Basa Air Base during Tuesday's opening of a new 'Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief warehouse', Lorenzana said, in comments reported by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, that another warehouse would be built at Antonio Bautista Air Base on Palawan once U.S. funding comes through.

[WashingtonPost-1] Lamothe, Dan (21 March 2016). "These are the bases the U.S. will use near the South China Sea. China isn't impressed". WashingtonPost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[2] "Antonio Bautista Air Base". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[kalasagnglahi-3] "Philippine Air Force airbases". Angelfire. BakaInu Design Bureau. 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[4] "Bruni, Capt. Fred T. Jr". BataanProject.com. Jim Opolony. Retrieved 25 April 2022. 192nd - HQ Co., 192nd Tank Battalion, Cabanatuan, Camp O'Donnell, Cause of Death, Execution, KIA, Palawan Island, Provisional Tank Group{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[InterAksyon-5] "Air Force to beef up capabilities in Palawan". InterAksyon.com. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[6] Robson, Seth (31 January 2019). "Facility for US forces opens on Philippines' main island; another slated for Palawan". Stripes.com. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 25 April 2022. Speaking at Cesar Basa Air Base during Tuesday's opening of a new 'Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief warehouse', Lorenzana said, in comments reported by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, that another warehouse would be built at Antonio Bautista Air Base on Palawan once U.S. funding comes through.

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-''' ''Antonio Bautista'' Air Base''' {{airport codes|PPS|RPVP}} is a Military Airbase located on [[Puerto Princesa]], [[Palawan]]. The base shares a single, 9,000 foot long runway with [[Puerto Princesa Airport]].<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/bautista.htm</ref> The base was named in honor of [[Colonel]] [[Antonio Bautista]], a F-86 Sabre Pilot who was killed in action in January 11, 1974 while engaged in a CAS mission against Muslim rebels. It has a detachment in the KIG, the Rancudo Air Station, but no aircrafts are permanently based here, though regularly visited by [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130]] or Naval Islanders on resupply missions or by [[North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco]] and [[SIAI-Marchetti S.211|S-211]].
-<ref>http://kalasagnglahi.angelfire.com/main_paf_bases.html</ref>
+'''Antonio Bautista Air Base''' {{Airport codes|PPS|RPVP}} is a [[military airbase]] of the [[Philippine Air Force]] (PAF), located in [[Puerto Princesa]], [[Palawan]], [[Philippines]].  The base shares the single {{Convert|2600|m|0|abbr=off}} long [[runway]] with [[Puerto Princesa International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.GlobalSecurity.org/military/world/philippines/bautista.htm|title=Antonio Bautista Air Base|website=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=kalasagnglahi>{{Cite web|title=Philippine Air Force airbases|url=https://kalasagnglahi.angelfire.com/main_paf_bases.html|website=[[Angelfire]]|publisher=BakaInu Design Bureau|date=2001|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>  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.<ref name=kalasagnglahi/>
-==History==
-In March 21, 1975, the [[Puerto Princesa International Airport|Puerto Princesa City Airport]] was restructured and improved and the [[Philippine Air Force]] opened its base known as Puerto Princesa Air Base and since then shared its facilities with the provincial airport of Palawan. The 570th Composite Tactical Wing was based at ''Antonio Bautista'' Air Base and flew reconnaissance missions over the [[Spratly Islands]] to monitor the activities of other claimant nations.
+==World War II==
-===Future Improvements===
+On 14 December 1944, occupying [[Japan]]ese soldiers herded 150 American [[POW]]s who were building the airstrip on Palawan Island (today's [[Puerto Princesa International Airport]] and Antonio Bautista Air Base) into air raid trenches, doused them with gasoline, set them afire, then machine-gunned and [[bayonet]]ed them to death.  Among them was Army Capt. Fred Bruni<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://BataanProject.com/Bruni.html|title=Bruni, Capt. Fred T. Jr.|website=BataanProject.com|publisher=Jim Opolony|access-date=25 April 2022|postscript=.&nbsp;192nd - HQ Co., 192nd Tank Battalion, Cabanatuan, Camp O'Donnell, Cause of Death, Execution, KIA, Palawan Island, Provisional Tank Group}}</ref> the Palawan POWs' senior officer, who was from [[Janesville, Wisconsin]], with the [[192nd Tank Battalion]].  Only eleven men escaped the '[[Palawan Massacre]]', to be rescued by guerrillas.  The story of their ordeal persuaded [[General Douglas MacArthur]] that the rumoured order for the retreating Japanese to "kill all" prisoners was being implemented, thus his rush to liberate the Philippines.
-It is one of the nine air bases eyed for the priority development programs of the [[Philippine Air Force|Philippine Air Force (PAF)]]. The PAF planned to construct Two additional hangars at ''Antonio Bautista'' Air Base in Puerto Princesa to store relief supplies and accommodate additional air assets, including long-range patrol aircraft to be stationed there in the future.
-<ref>http://www.interaksyon.com/article/57143/air-force-to-beef-up-capabilities-in-palawan</ref>
+[[US Army Air Force]]s units based here included:
-==Reference==
+*Headquarters, [[XIII Fighter Command]] (1 March 1945 to November 1945)
-{{reflist}}
+*[[42d Bombardment Group]] (March 1945 to January 1946)
+*[[347th Rescue Wing|347th Fighter Group]] (6 March to December 1945)
+*[[419th Night Fighter Squadron]] (6 March 1945 to 10 January 1946)
+*[[550th Night Fighter Squadron]] (Det) (9 to 19 June 1945)
-==See Also==
+==Current use==
+The airbase is currently used as a jump off point to supply the soldiers stationed in the municipality of [[Kalayaan, Palawan|Kalayaan]] as well as soldiers in the [[BRP Sierra Madre]].
-* [[Puerto Princesa International Airport]]
+==Future development==
-{{Military Bases of the Philippines}}
+Antonio Bautista Air Base is one of the nine airbases nominated for the priority development programmes of the [[Philippine Air Force]] (PAF).  The PAF planned to construct two additional hangars to store relief supplies and accommodate additional air assets, including long-range [[patrol aircraft]] and two [[PZL W-3 Sokol]] helicopters to be stationed there in the future.<ref name=InterAksyon>{{Cite web|url=http://www.InterAksyon.com/article/57143/air-force-to-beef-up-capabilities-in-palawan|title=Air Force to beef up capabilities in Palawan|website=InterAksyon.com|date=14 March 2013|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520114016/http://www.interaksyon.com/article/57143/air-force-to-beef-up-capabilities-in-palawan|archive-date=20 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+On 18 March 2016, the United States and the Philippines signed a deal to allow US forces to use five bases in the country as a counter to the Chinese deployments in the [[Spratly Islands]], including Antonio Bautista Air Base.<ref name=WashingtonPost/>
-[[Category:Military installations of the Philippines]]
-[[Category:Armed Forces of the Philippines]]
+A new Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief warehouse is expected to be built at the airbase.<ref name=InterAksyon/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Robson|first=Seth|date=31 January 2019|url=https://www.Stripes.com/news/facility-for-us-forces-opens-on-philippines-main-island-another-slated-for-palawan-1.566695|title=Facility for US forces opens on Philippines' main island; another slated for Palawan|website=Stripes.com|publisher=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]|access-date=25 April 2022|quote=Speaking at Cesar Basa Air Base during Tuesday's opening of a new 'Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief warehouse', Lorenzana said, in comments reported by the [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]], that another warehouse would be built at Antonio Bautista Air Base on Palawan once U.S. funding comes through.}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Military Bases of the Philippines}}
+{{Authority control}}
+{{Portal bar|Philippines|Aviation}}
+[[Category:Air force installations of the Philippines]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Puerto Princesa]]

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