Rajah Buayan Air Base
Rajah Buayan Air Base was one of the Philippine Air Force's newest facilities in 2009. It was also one of its most southerly bases. The base has a single 5,577 foot by 98 foot runway. (Coordinates: 6o6'20.002 N, 121o14'2.000 E)
Rajah Buayan Air Base occupies what once was the region's only major airport, General Santos Airport. In 1996, the Philippines finished construction of a second, larger civilian airport, approximately 9 miles to the west. It was financed with $50 million in US aid and was known both as General Santos International Airport and Tambler Airport. After it opened, the old General Santos Airport was shut down and shifted to military use, being renamed Rajah Buayan Air Base.
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