Fernando Air Base
| Fernando Air Base | |
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| Lipa, Batangas | |
| Coordinates | 13°57′16″N 121°7′28″E / 13.95444°N 121.12444°E |
| Type | military airbase |
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| Owner |
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| Controlled by | Philippine Air Force |
| Condition | active, as of 2014 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| Built by | Empire of Japan |
| In use | 1942-present |
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Philippine Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lipa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 366 m / 1, 220 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°57′16″N 121°7′28″E / 13.95444°N 121.12444°E | ||||||||||
| Website | paf |
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Fernando Air Base (formerly known as Lipa Air Base) is the site of the Philippine Air Force's (PAF) pilot training and education facilities located in the city of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines.
It is named after Lieutenant Colonel Basilio Fernando, who had died during an airplane training accident in the US.(one of the pioneers of the Philippine aviation) It is also the location of PAF Air Education and Training Command of Philippine Air Force.
Throughout the years, it has been consistently awarded as the Philippine Air Force’s Model Base of the Year for its well maintained appearance, excellent base services, aggressive ecological and environmental control, and consistent safety and security control.
It is located in Lipa, Batangas, about 83 km SSE of Manila, Philippines. It is 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level and is situated on a plateau overlooking Taal Volcano with an area of 712 acres (288 ha) of land which keep its climate temperature cool all day.
Fernando Air Base was originally constructed by the Japanese Imperial Army over an area of a wide sugar cane plantation before the Second World War in 1942.
On 12 April 1948, the late President Manuel Roxas directed the renaming of Lipa Air Base to Fernando Field and subsequently, to Fernando Air Base in honor of Lt. Col. Basilio Fernando, one of the pioneers of Philippine aviation.
In 1952, Fernando Air Base became a training base called the 100th Training Wing where training units and other support units of the Philippine Air Force were grouped.
The base was used to train Philippine airmen. There were 3 different learning/training facilities on the base: The Air Force Flying School, the Technical Training Center, and the NCO Academy, which conducted continuing education for NCO's. These facilities were staffed with instructors from the 100th Training Wing until 22 September 1999, when the functions were subsumed by the Air Education and Training Command.
It is one of the Major Commands of the Philippine Air Force. On 21 September 1999, the 100th Training Wing was deactivated and the Air Education and Training Command was established with a greater responsibility and wider scope of training task.
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