Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base

Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base
Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base
	IATA: CEB; ICAO: RPVM;
Summary
Airport type	Military / public
Owner	Philippine National Government
Operator	Philippine Air Force
Location	Mactan, Cebu, Philippines
Opened	1 September 1961
Built	1956
Time zone	Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8)
Elevation AMSL	23 m / 75 ft
Coordinates	10°18′48″N 123°58′58″E
Map
	Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base
Runways

Brigadier General Benito N. Ebuen Air Base
Brigadier General Benito N. Ebuen Air Base
Part of the Philippine Air Force (PAF)
located at Mactan, Cebu, Philippines
	Brigadier General Benito N. Ebuen Air Base,; with the flightline in the foreground
Coordinates	09°18′36″N 123°58′54″E
Type	PAF military airbase
Site information
Owner	Philippines
Operator	Philippine Air Force; previously:; United States Air Force (under jurisdiction of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement)
Condition	active, as of 2022
Site history
Built	1956
Built by	United States
In use	1 September 1961–present
Garrison information
Garrison	205th Tactical Operations Wing; 220th Airlift Wing; 505th Search and Rescue Group; 560th Air Base Wing;
Occupants	208th Tactical Helicopter Squadron; 5052nd Search and Rescue Squadron; 1304th Dental Dispensary;

Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base, originally known as Mactan Air Base, (IATA: CEB, ICAO: RPVM) is an active military airbase of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). It is located on the island of Mactan, Cebu, in the Visayas region of the Philippines. It shares its single runway with the civilian Mactan–Cebu International Airport. Mactan Air Base was originally built by, and was a facility of the United States Air Force (USAF), until the American military units left the country in 1991, whereby full and total control was handed over to the Philippine Air Force.

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