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Rajah Buayan Air Base

General Santos City, Philippines

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General Santos City · SCO · Philippines

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6.105°, 125.235° · 28 ft elev.

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Military air base serving General Santos City, Philippines.

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General Santos City, Philippines

Rajah Buayan Air Base (ICAO: RPMB) is a Philippine Air Force installation located in General Santos City, in the Soccsksargen region of Mindanao. It serves primarily as a military facility and has historically supported civil aviation operations in the area. The base shares its name with Rajah Buayan, a historical Maguindanaon ruler. General Santos City's primary commercial aviation needs are served by the nearby General Santos International Airport (GSC/RPMR), while Rajah Buayan remains focused on military functions. The facility has been used for various Philippine Air Force operations in Mindanao, a region of strategic importance due to ongoing security considerations in the southern Philippines.

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›Rajah Buayan Air Base is a Philippine Air Force military installation.
›It is located in General Santos City in the Soccsksargen region of Mindanao.
›The base is named after Rajah Buayan, a historical Maguindanaon ruler.
›Commercial aviation for the city is handled by the separate General Santos International Airport.
›Mindanao's strategic security environment makes the base operationally significant for the Philippine Air Force.

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Rajah Buayan Air Station is a military airbase located at General Santos, Philippines. It previously served as the main airport for General Santos until the opening of General Santos International Airport in 1996.

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Rajah Buayan Air Station

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