Nielson Field

File:Old Nielson Field Terminal.jpg

The old radio or control tower of Nielson Field. It now stands as a museum.

Nielson Field was an airport in the Philippines. It was Asia's first airport. It opened in 1937. It was set up by Laurie Reuben Nielson, a New Zealander. It was converted into a military airbase during World War II. It was built on 42 hectares of swampland. In 1948, it stopped operating and was converted into a business district. Its runways became the main avenues. Its radio or control tower is still standing as a museum. Today this district is the Ayala triangle in Makati City.

Nielson Field Media

• NEILSON AIRPIRT TOWER 30s to 40s.jpg

  NEILSON AIRPIRT TOWER (now a Filipinas heritage library place) sometime in late 30s to late 40s at paseo de Roxas and Makati ave runways

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  The plaque at the entrance to Nielson Tower

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  Nielson Field in flames after a Japanese attack on December 10, 1941