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Nichols Field
Airfield near Manila, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the current civilian use of this facility, see Ninoy Aquino International Airport. For the Philippine Air Force use of the facility, see Villamor Air Base. For the Colorado airfield, see Nichols Field (Colorado).
Nichols Field was a U.S. military airfield located south of Manila in Pasay and Parañaque, Metro Manila, Luzon, the Philippines. The complex is located at Andrews Avenue by the north, Domestic Road by the west, NAIA Road and Ninoy Aquino Avenue by the southwest, Multinational Avenue by the south (the future C-5 Extension), South Luzon Expressway and the Metro Manila Skyway by the east, and Sales Street by the northeast.
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Nichols Field | |
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Part of the Fifth Air Force | |
Located near: Manila, Luzon, Philippines | |
![]() Two North American A-27s of the 17th Pursuit Squadron at Nichols Field, Philippines, in 1941. | |
Coordinates | 14°30′34″N 121°01′06″E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Air Service, United States Army 1919–1926 United States Army Air Corps 1926–1941 United States Army Air Forces 1941–1942; 1945–1946 (Occupied by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, 1942–1945) |
Site history | |
Built | 1919 |
Built by | Air Service, United States Army |
In use | 1941–1946 |
Battles/wars | ![]() World War II |
Events | ![]() Battle of the Philippines (1941–42) Philippines Campaign (1944–45) |
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