Villamor
Air Base 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, Jesus Villamor, who fought during World
War II.
The base was
originally called Nichols Field during the time of the Philippine
Commonwealth period and even after Philippine independence
(which was named Nichols Air Base). 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.
In 2007, there
will be a Skyway exit to both the air base and NAIA Terminal
3.
