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Thitu Island Airfield

Rancudo Airfield

RPPN

1975-

RP c 275nm NW of Puerto Pincesa, Kalayaan, Spratly Island Group

11.051389, 114.284167
Location

Rancudo Airfield, Pag-asa, Kalayaan, Palawan, Mimaropa, 5322, Philippines

Nearby Locations

Km
Subi Anchorage 24.7 239°
Subi Reef 27.3 239°
TW Itu Aba AB RCSP 75.5 173°
Hughes Reef 129.2 169°
Johnson South Reef 148.5 180°
Mischief Reef 183.4 133°
Built in mid 1970s from compacted coral sand, the airfield suffered some damage during the Typhoon season of 2009; a programme began in 2013/2014 to secure the anchorage and repair the airfield.

Rancudo Airfield is on Thitu / Pagasa Island, one of the disputed islands in the Spratly Island Group.