Nichols Field

Nichols Field
Part of the Fifth Air Force
Located near: Manila, Luzon, Philippines
Two North American A-27s of the 17th Pursuit Squadron at Nichols Field, Philippines, in 1941.
Site information
TypeMilitary airfield
Controlled byAir Service, United States Army 1919–1926
United States Army Air Corps 1926–1941
United States Army Air Forces 1941–1942; 1945–1946
(Occupied by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, 1942–1945)
Location
Coordinates14°30′34″N 121°01′06″E / 14.50944°N 121.01833°E / 14.50944; 121.01833
Site history
Built1919
Built byAir Service, United States Army
In use1941–1946
Battles/wars
World War II
Events
Battle of the Philippines (1941–42)
Philippines Campaign (1944–45)

Nichols Field was a U.S. military airfield located south of Manila in Pasay and Parañaque, Luzon, the Philippines.