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Clark International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries), known as Diosdado Macapagal International Airport from 2003 to 2014, is an international airport covering portions of the cities of Angeles and Mabalacat within the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. It is located Template:Convert[1] northwest of Manila. It is accessible by way of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).

The airport serves Metro Clark, as well as the entire Central Luzon, Northern Luzon, and, to an extent, Manila metropolitan area and capital city with international and domestic flights. The name is derived from the former American Clark Air Base, which was the largest overseas base of the United States Air Force until it was closed and handed over to the Government of the Philippines in 1991.

The airport is managed and operated by Luzon International Premier Airport Development (LIPAD) Corp., a consortium of JG Summit Holdings, Filinvest Development Corporation, Philippine Airport Ground Support Solutions (PAGSS) Inc., and Changi Airports Philippines Pte. Ltd.[2][3] The southern part of the facility is utilized by the Philippine Air Force as Clark Air Base.[4]

The airport was nominated as a finalist for the Airport category of the 2021 Prix Versailles awards[5] but lost to LaGuardia Airport Terminal B as the best new airport in 2021.[6] However, it was recognized as a laureate of Prix Versailles' 2023 list of the World's Most Beautiful Airports.[7]

On March 1, 2024, CRK won the Routes Asia Marketing Award under the 5 million Passenger airport category after having handled nearly 2 million passengers in 2023, or a 160% increase.[8]

History

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The logo of Clark International Airport, used until 2019

The United States Cavalry established Fort Stotsenberg in 1902 and later converted a portion of it into an airfield, which was, in turn, renamed Clark Air Field in 1919—in honor of aviator Major Harold Melville Clark. Clark Air Field was used as a strategic overseas base by both the United States and Japan during World War II.[9]

In 1947, the RP-US Military Bases Agreement was signed, integrating Clark Air Field and Fort Stotsenberg into Clark Air Base but, after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991 and the non-renewal of the military bases agreement, Clark Air Base was reverted to the Philippine government.[10]

The Bases Conversion Development Act of 1992 accelerated the conversion of Clark Air Base into a Special Economic Zone, and, in 2007, the Congress of the Philippines enacted Republic Act No. 9400, which renamed the base to Clark Freeport Philippines.[11] It is now segregated in two separate entities: Clark Freeport Zone, administered by the Clark Development Corporation, and the Clark Civil Aviation Complex, administered by the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC).

In 1993, the former Clark Air Base was reopened as the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) after the area was cleared of lahar debris from the Mount Pinatubo eruption and a typhoon that followed.[12] On April 28, 1994, an executive order was signed by former President Fidel Ramos that designated Clark as the Clark Special Economic Zone as the future site of a premier international airport, aiming to attract economic and tourism activities to Central Luzon and relieve congestion in Metro Manila.[13]

In 1997, the development of Clark International Airport (CIA) began in earnest with the signing of a contract involving a developer linked to the proposed new passenger terminal at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City. This move was part of the Philippine government's broader strategy to enhance the country's airport infrastructure and alleviate congestion at NAIA. By collaborating with experienced international airport operators and developers, such as Aeroports de Paris (now Groupe ADP), the BCDA aimed to turn Clark into a major international gateway. This development was intended to support regional economic growth and provide a viable alternative to NAIA for international and domestic flights.[14] In that same year, the master plan was drafted. The plan would set up a state-of-the-art aviation complex with a capacity of 10 million passengers a day, while the proposal was to have equipment installed, but building the passenger terminal and the control tower has not yet been completed.[15]

CIAC traces its origin from Republic Act No. 7227, otherwise known as the "Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992", which authorized the conversion of several military reservations, including the former Clark Air Base, into sustainable economic zones. Jurisdiction over the corporation shifted from the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) and the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) since its formal incorporation with the SEC in 1995.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The airport opened for commercial operations on June 16, 1996.[16]

On April 4, 2003, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo renamed the airport to Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), in memory of her father, former President Diosdado Macapagal, and ordered the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) in February 2007 to fund the US$1.7 billion (₱76.5 billion) expansion of DMIA and the approval of a US$2 million (₱90 million) study plan financed by the Korean International Cooperation Agency. The first stage of Clark Airport's expansion program, a ₱130 million terminal expansion, was completed in January 2008 to accommodate more than 2 million passengers annually.[17]

The viability and practicability of CIA have been confirmed by studies by Pacific Consultants International in 2005, the Korea International Cooperation Agency in 2008, and Aecom in 2010.[18]

In 2011, CIAC was transferred from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority and became an attached agency of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) by virtue of Executive Order No. 64 issued by President Benigno Aquino III.[19][20]

The airport again used the Clark International Airport name in February 2012,[21] but the original passenger terminal continued to bear Macapagal's name until 2014.

On February 28, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte issued Executive Order No. 14, reverting CIAC as a subsidiary of the BCDA, but with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) maintaining supervision and operational control of the airport.[22]

Expansion in 2020s

Originally, four new terminals were expected to be completed and to be fully operational by 2025. Upon completion, these four terminals were to boost Clark's passenger capacity to more than 110 million annually. However, as of March 2025, there is no evidence of such undertaking taking place and no building work has commenced (other than the above single new terminal opened in 2022). The airport was also being proposed to become one of the country's first "aerotropolis," which is a community that features a world-class airport and surrounded by business clusters and residential developments.[23] The project plan involved bidding out the operations and maintenance of the existing and the proposed passenger terminal buildings on the airport for a 25-year concession period. The ₱12.55-billion project plan involved the construction of a new passenger terminal building with a design capacity of twelve million passengers per annum. The proposal was undertaken by the ADP Ingénierie in 2015.

North Luzon Airport Consortium (NLAC), which is a consortium of JG Summit Holdings, Filinvest Development Corporation, Philippine Airport Ground Support Solutions Inc. and Changi Airports Philippines Pte. Ltd. (which is a subsidiary of Changi Airports International Pte. Ltd, which is itself a subsidiary of Changi Airport Group, the operator of Singapore Changi Airport) won the open bid by the BCDA to take over the operations and maintenance of the airport.[24] On January 25, 2019, NLAC signed the 25-year contract for the operations and maintenance for the airport.[25] On August 16, Clark International Airport's operations and maintenance were officially handed over to the winning bid (now renamed as Luzon International Premier Airport Development (LIPAD) Corporation in a ceremony held at the new terminal building along with the unveiling of its new logo.[2][3]

A single new passenger terminal building was completed in September 2020.[26] Trial flights to and from the new terminal were conducted in December 2021,[27] and the terminal opened for commercial operations on May 2, 2022.[28] All flights moved to the new terminal on the day of its opening.[29] Following the opening of the new terminal, the old terminal was decommissioned.[30] The new terminal was officially opened by President Bongbong Marcos during a grand opening event on September 28.[31]

Geographical location

Clark International Airport is located within the Clark Freeport Zone in the island of Luzon, approximately Template:Convert from Manila in the south and Template:Convert from Baguio. The airport lies in between Mount Pinatubo to the west and Mount Arayat to the east.

The airport site is inside the Clark Freeport Zone's Civil Aviation Complex which occupies Template:Convert and directly linked to the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) which is connected to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) providing a direct link to Metro Manila.

It has a local catchment area with an estimated population of 23 million covering the Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, the Cordillera Administrative Region, and northern Metro Manila.

Structure

Passenger terminal

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Departure hall
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Arrival hall

The airport has a Template:Convert four-level passenger terminal building which replaced the original terminal in 2022.[28] Designed by Populous and Casas+Architects and constructed by Megawide Construction Corporation and GMR Infrastructure,[32][33] the terminal has a total floor area of Template:Convert and a design capacity of twelve million passengers per annum.[30]

The ground level holds the baggage claim and arrival halls, while the second floor holds the transfer facilities, immigration facilities for arriving international passengers, and 18 jet bridges. Aside from the jet bridges, there are remote gates at the apron. The third level houses the check-in counters and pre-departure areas including gate lounges, while the fourth level houses food and beverage areas and commercially important person lounges.[34]

The facade of the terminal sports a wave roof design inspired by the mountains of Mount Arayat, Mount Pinatubo, and the Sierra Madre mountain range.[34]

Former terminal

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The original terminal was expanded for $3 million (PH₱130 million) to accommodate 1 million passengers annually. The expansion project was inaugurated by President Arroyo in April 2008 to serve the growing passenger volume due to the entry of foreign and local budget carriers at the airport.[35]

The first phase of the expansion of the terminal started in April 2010 at a cost of $12 million (PH₱550 million), saw a second story, arrival and departure lounges, and two aerobridges added to the terminal building. The expansion boosted the airport's capacity to 2.5 million annually.[36]

The passenger terminal was expanded again in 2013 at a cost of $9.6 million (PH₱417 million), increasing the capacity of the terminal from 2.5 million to 4.2 million passengers per annum. The expansion increased the size of the passenger terminal building from Template:Convert to Template:Convert. It added 21 new check-in counters, increasing the total number of counters from 13 to 34. Five arrival counters and 12 departures counters were also constructed. The expanded terminal has eight entry points and three customs stations. The modernized terminal started operations in May 2013.[37]

Runways

Clark International Airport used to have two Template:Convert parallel runways. Since the runways are closely spaced, the secondary runway (02L/20R) has been decommissioned and is no longer in use. The new terminal occupies the end that was formerly Runway 20R, while a new maintenance hangar is currently being constructed on the stopway of Runway 02L.[38]

  • The primary runway (Runway 02R/20L) has a length of Template:Convert and a width of Template:Convert. It is equipped with various navigational aids and lighting facilities, and it has a Category 1 rating for precision approach.[39]
  • The former secondary runway (Runway 02L/20R) has the same length as the primary runway but is only Template:Convert wide, Template:Convert narrower than the primary runway. Unlike the primary runway, the secondary runway was used for visual flight rules (VFR) only. The secondary runway was decommissioned in 2017.[39]

Air traffic control tower

In 2020, the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) announced plans to construct the tallest air traffic control tower in the Philippines which will stand around Template:Convert in height.[40] The tower was projected to be complete by December 2021.[41] However, the project is only 61 percent complete as of December 2023 due to design issues and pending approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and the Clark Development Corporation.[42]

Second hangar

On March 12, 2024, Elmar Lutter, Lufthansa Technik Philippines President announced the groundbreaking project of the P8.4-billion ($150 million) hangar facility at Clark International Airport. Its planned second hangar was unveiled during the Philippine officials' Berlin, Germany visit, led by President Bongbong Marcos and Alfredo E. Pascual.[43]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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Cargo

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Statistics

Data from Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC).[44][45] Template:Airport-Statistics

Year Passenger movements Aircraft movements Cargo movements (in tonnes)
Domestic International Total % change Domestic International Total % change Domestic International Total % change
2004 9,442 49,546 58,988 — 432 230 662 — No data provided —
2005 7,816 224,497 232,313 Increase 293.83 455 1,188 1,643 Increase 148.19
2006 17,889 470,867 488,756 Increase 110.39 437 2,065 2,502 Increase 52.28 3,774 124,981 128,755
2007 43,650 489,969 533,619 Increase 9.18 621 1,975 2,596 Increase 3.51 3,533 125,124 128,657 Decrease 0.08
2008 39,681 490,748 530,429 Decrease 0.60 584 2,039 2,623 Increase 1.04 2,780 127,805 130,585 Increase 1.50
2009 30,732 559,792 590,524 Increase 11.33 572 2,613 3,185 Increase 21.43 No data providedTemplate:Efn 132,078 Increase 1.14
2010 46,525 607,704 654,229 Increase 10.79 379 2,672 3,051 Decrease 4.21 No data provided —
2011 42,118 725,023 767,141 Increase 17.26 609 6,971 7,580 Increase 148.44
2012 300,438 1,015,319 1,315,757 Increase 71.51 3,501 9,313 12,814 Increase 69.05
2013 215,173 985,419 1,200,592 Decrease 8.75 1,916 8,420 10,336 Decrease 19.34
2014 90,948 786,809 877,757 Decrease 23.89 936 5,715 6,651 Decrease 35.65 1,280 46,702 47,982
2015 41,824 826,704 868,528 Decrease 1.05 348 5,709 6,057 Decrease 8.93 2,217 32,796 35,013 Decrease 37.04
2016 51,625 899,382 951,007 Increase 9.50 360 5,852 6,212 Increase 2.56 2,120 13,236 15,356 Decrease 56.14
2017 431,343 1,083,188 1,514,531 Increase 59.26 5,399 7,221 12,620 Increase 103.16 2,789 13,656 16,445 Increase 7.09
2018 1,350,168 1,314,210 2,664,378 Increase 75.92 16,267 8,650 24,873 Increase 97.09 2,875 15,342 18,217 Increase 10.78
2019 1,780,000 2,200,000 4,000,211 Increase 50.14 23,856 11,882 35,738 Increase 43.68 11,055 15,267 26,322 Increase 44.49
2020 508,795 432,773 941,532 Decrease 76.46 5,591 3,329 8,920 Decrease 75.04 No data providedTemplate:Efn 31,800[46] Increase 20.81
2021 9,405 131,997 192,542 Decrease 79.55 234 971 2,386 Decrease 73.25 No data providedTemplate:Efn 36,975 Increase 16.27
2022 140,248 628,578 768,826 Increase 299.30 1,526 4,138 5,664 Increase 137.39 No data providedTemplate:Efn 49,254 Increase 33.21
2023 No data providedTemplate:Efn 1,999,542 Increase 160.08 No data providedTemplate:Efn 14,327 Increase 152.95 No data providedTemplate:Efn 43,437 Decrease 11.81

Awards

  • Center for Asia Pacific Aviation
    • Low-Cost Airport of the Year (2006)[47][48]
  • Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Aerospace and Defense Awards
    • Airport of the Year (2008) (airports under 15 million passengers)[48]
  • Routes Airport Marketing Awards
    • Winner (2013) (airports under 20 million passengers)[49]
  • Prix Versailles
    • Laureate, World's Most Beautiful Airports (2023)[7]

Ground transportation

Motor vehicle

The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) provides high-speed automobile access to the airport, with two exits: Clark North and Clark South interchange. Passengers with connecting flights at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila can either pay a toll to use Skyway, from North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), to NAIA Expressway connecting NAIA Terminals 1, 2 and 3 since December 29, 2020 or take NLEX which is linked via SCTEX, then passing through Epifanio de los Santos Avenue from Balintawak, Quezon City to Roxas Boulevard in Pasay, Roxas Boulevard from EDSA to the northern terminus of Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) in Parañaque, and finally onto NAIA Road.

Park and fly services are provided within the airport as well.[50]

Public transportation

For short-distance routes, air-conditioned jeepneys connect Clark to nearby Dau Bus Terminal in Mabalacat and SM City Clark in Angeles City, the latter of which offers in-town check-in services to passengers.[51] From Dau, passengers can ride intercity buses leading to other cities and towns in Northern and Central Luzon as well as Metro Manila. Direct Premium Point-to-Point Bus Services (P2Ps) for long-distance routes are provided by four bus companies leading to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, TriNoma, and Robinsons Galleria in Metro Manila, Subic and Olongapo in Zambales, Dagupan in Pangasinan, and Vigan in Ilocos Sur.[52][53]

The airport will also be directly served by the Clark International Airport station of the North–South Commuter Railway, connecting the airport to the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, as well as Tutuban in Manila and Calamba in Laguna. The railway is scheduled to be completed by sometime in 2027.[54]

See also

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Notes

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