Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base
Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base, originally known as Opon Airfield and later Mactan Air Base, is an active military airbase of the Philippine Air Force. It is located on the island of Mactan, Cebu, in the Visayas region of the Philippines.Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: airport in Cebu, Philippines
- Also known as: “Mactan Air Base” and “Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mactan–Cebu International Airport and Marcelo Fernan Bridge.
Mactan–Cebu International Airport
Airport terminal
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mactan–Cebu International Airport is the main international airport serving Metro Cebu and is the main gateway to the Central Visayas region in the Philippines. Mactan–Cebu International Airport is situated 780 metres east of Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Marcelo Fernan Bridge, also known as the Second Cebu–Mactan Bridge and locally as the Second Bridge, is an extradosed cable-stayed bridge located in Metro Cebu in the Philippines. Marcelo Fernan Bridge is situated 1½ km north of Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base.
Mandaue Presidencia
Town hall
The Mandaue City Hall, commonly referred to as Mandaue Presidencia, is admixture of the Neo-Grec and Art Deco stylistic movement building that serves as the seat of government for the city of Mandaue, Philippines. Mandaue Presidencia is situated 3½ km northwest of Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Opao and Looc.
Opao
Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people.
Looc
Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. Looc is situated 2½ km west of Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base.
Basak
Suburb
Basak is a barangay in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Philippines. It is bounded in the northeast by Pusok and Bankal, in the east by Pajac and Agus, in the southeast by Marigondon and Subabasbas, in the west by Babag and Gun-ob, and in the northwest by Pajo. Basak is situated 3 km south of Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base.
Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base
- Category: air base
- Location: Lapu-Lapu, Metro Cebu, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.3143° or 10° 18′ 52″ northLongitude
123.97207° or 123° 58′ 19″ eastOpen location code
7Q258X7C+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 309056367OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q2360285
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “麦克坦-贝尼托埃布恩空军基地”
- Dutch: “Benito Ebuen Air Base”
- French: “aérodrome de Mactan Air Base”
- French: “Aérodrome de Mactan Air Base”
- French: “Mactan Air Base”
- Japanese: “マクタン・ベニート・エブエン空軍基地”
- Japanese: “マクタン＝ベニート・エブエン空軍基地”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی مکتان”
- Spanish: “Base Aérea Benito Ebuén”
- Spanish: “Base Aérea de Mactán”
- Spanish: “Base Aérea Mactán–Benito Ebuén”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Philippine State College of Aeronautics (Mactan Campus) and Base Gymnasium.
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