Clark International Airport

"Clark Airport" redirects here. For other airports, see Clark Airport (disambiguation).
Clark International Airport
Pangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Clark
Aeropuerto Internacional de Clark

Passenger terminal of Clark International Airport.
IATA: CRK – ICAO: RPLC
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Owner Bases Conversion and Development Authority[1][2]
Operator Clark International Airport Corporation
Philippine Air Force[3]
Serves Central Luzon and Greater Manila Area
Location Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 148 m / 484 ft
Coordinates 15°11′09″N 120°33′35″E / 15.18583°N 120.55972°E / 15.18583; 120.55972Coordinates: 15°11′09″N 120°33′35″E / 15.18583°N 120.55972°E / 15.18583; 120.55972
Website clarkairport.com
Map
CRK/RPLC

Location in the Philippines

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02R/20L 3,200 10,499 Concrete
02L/20R 3,200 10,499 Concrete
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 1,200,592
Passenger change 12-13 Decrease8.8%
Aircraft movements 10,336
Movement change 12-13 Decrease19.3%
Sources from CIAC[7] and PAF[8] websites
Statistics from CIAC 2011 Annual Report [9] and news sources[10][11]

Clark International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Clark; Kapampangan: Pangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark), formerly the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (IATA: CRK, ICAO: RPLC), is an airport that is an international gateway to the Philippines within Clark Freeport Zone, located 43.2 NM (80.0 km; 49.7 mi)[12] northwest of Manila. The airport is located along the border between the cities of Angeles and Mabalacat in the province of Pampanga and is accessible through the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway, which is connected to the North Luzon Expressway.

Clark serves the general vicinity of central and northern Luzon. The name is derived from the former American Clark Air Force Base which was the largest overseas base of the United States Air Force until it was closed in 1991 and handed over to the Government of the Philippines.

The airport is managed and operated by Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), a government-owned enterprise; and the southern part of the facility is utilized by the Philippine Air Force as Clark Air Base.[3]

History

For information on the history of Clark Airport prior to the explosion of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and the departure of U.S. forces from the Philippines, see Clark Air Base.

In 1993, the former Clark Air Base was reopened as the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) after the area was cleared from lahar debris from the Mount Pinatubo explosion and a typhoon that followed. During the administration of former President Fidel V. Ramos, it was designated to be the future primary international gateway of the Philippines and the major international airport of Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces when Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila has reached full capacity and can no longer be expanded.

In 2003, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo renamed Clark International Airport as the 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 (PH₱76.5 billion) expansion of DMIA and the approval of a US$2 million (PH₱90 million) study plan financed by the Korean International Cooperation Agency. The first stage of Clark Airport's expansion program, a PH₱130 million terminal expansion, was completed in January 2008 to accommodate more than 2 million passengers annually.[13] In February 2012, the airport's name reverted to Clark International Airport,[14] but the passenger terminal continued to bear Diosdado Macapagal's name.

Terminal Complex

Terminal 1

Views of the departure hall of the Diosdado Macapagal Terminal

The $3 million (PH₱130 million) expanded Terminal 1, designed to accommodate one million to two million passengers annually, was inaugurated by President Arroyo on April 2008 to serve the growing passenger volume due to the entry of foreign and local budget carriers at the airport. Completed in April 2010, the $12 million (PH₱550 million) expansion added a second story, arrival and departure lounges, and two aerobridges to the terminal building. The expansion boosts Clark's capacity to five million.[15] Once Terminal 2 is completed, Terminal 1 will take over all domestic routes.[16]

Future Development

The future international gateway for the country is currently being built at Clark International Airport. It is planned to become one of the world's biggest in terms of terminal size and land area. A high speed railway system will be built to connect the new airport to Metro Manila. Officially, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is the only airport serving the Manila area. However, both NAIA and Clark International Airport (CRK) serve the capitol and surrounding cities, with CRK catering mostly to low-cost carriers that avail themselves of the lower landing fees than those charged at NAIA.

StatisticsTerminal 1Terminal 1
First Expansion		Terminal 1
Second Expansion[16]		 Premier Gateway
Terminal 2[17]
Phase 1		 Budget Terminal[18] Terminal 2
Phase 2		 Master Plan
Terminal 3
Passenger
Capacity
500,000[19]
2,000,000
5,000,000[16]
7,000,000[20]
15,000,000[18]
TBA
80,000,000[20]
Scheduled completion date
CompletedCompletedCompletedCompleted 2016TBA 2025

Terminal 2

The Terminal 2 of Clark comes in two phases. It will be dedicated to international traffic.[16] It has a total floor area of 35,000 square meters and a 7 million-passenger capacity per year.[21] Total investment for this phase is estimated at US$150 million (PH₱6.75 billion).[16] It includes the expansion of the eastern runway to 4000 meters.,[22] a new runway, a new cargo terminal complex, and a new control tower.[16]

Budget Terminal

On December 16, 2013, it was announced that the Philippines and France are set to sign a memorandum of agreement for the plan and design of the budget terminal, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2016. The terminal will be designed by Aéroports de Paris and it would have a capacity of 15 million passengers per year.[18]

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is expected to make DMIA handle 80 million passengers a year.[23] When completed, Clark Airport will have:

Runways

Clark Airport has two 3,200-meter parallel runways, one of which will be extended to 4,000 meters to accommodate new generation wide-bodied aircraft. The runways' descriptions include:[25]

Clark Aerotropolis

The Clark International Airport is being pushed to become the Philippine's first aerotropolis[26][27] with businesses and industries relocating to the former American airfield complex. The Clark complex used to be the hub of UPS cargo and Subic Bay was the hub of FedEx cargo until both relocated to China.

Airlines and destinations

Philippine Airlines Airbus A330 at the airport in storage, pending final disposition.

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Asiana Airlines Seoul–Incheon
Cebu Pacific Cebu, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore
Dragonair Hong Kong
Emirates Dubai–International
Jin Air Busan, Seoul–Incheon
Qatar Airways Doha
Tigerair Singapore

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Express Guangzhou, Taipei–Taoyuan
UPS Airlines Shenzhen

Awards

Ground transportation

Motor vehicle

The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) provides access through the airport, with two exits: Clark North and Clark South interchange, where the latter leads directly to Clark. Passengers with connecting flights at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila can take North Luzon Expressway which is linked via SCTEx, then passing through Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Roxas Boulevard and finally onto NAIA Road. The future corridor between NAIA and Clark International Airport is the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 from NLEx to SLEx and NAIA Expressway from Skyway and SLEx to NAIA Terminals. The target completion of the NLEx-SLEx elevated expressway link project is 2016.

Park and ride services are provided within the airport as well.[31]

Public transportation

Regular bus services going directly to Metro Manila are served by Partas and Philtranco; although not operating after midnight hours. By 15 January 2013, there will be a newly constructed lounge in TriNoma Mall that will operate 24 hours a day and will be initially offered by Genesis, Five Star, and Philtranco.[32]

Clark is also served by airconditioned jeepneys en route to nearby Dau bus terminal and SM City Clark. Most buses running to the northern provinces of Luzon and back to Metro Manila include a stopover at Dau bus terminal.

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BCDA to build Clark International Airport under DOTC Leadership" (Press release). Bases Conversion and Development Authority. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2012. BCDA wrote Sec. Mar Roxas to map out its plans and strategies for major infrastructures under BCDA’s ownership and mandate such as the Clark International Airport.
  2. ↑ Darwin G. Amojelar (22 October 2011). "BCDA to build Clark International Airport". The Manila Times. Retrieved 30 December 2012. Casanova emphasized that the BCDA owns the properties and assets of the Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) and Clark Development Corp. (CDC) which gives it legal authority to undertake the development of the airport.
  3. 1 2 "Clark Air Base". Philippine Air Force. Retrieved 31 December 2012. Though the air facility principally handled civilian air traffic (it was planned to replace Ninoy Aquino International Airport as Metro Manila's primary airport), the Philippine Air Force maintained a presence there, and part of it was still known as Clark Air Base.
  4. ↑ http://www.interaksyon.com/article/110717/seair-skyjet-airlines-operator-certificates-suspended-by-caap
  5. ↑ "Cebu Pacific starts Clark Hub on November 8" (Press release). Cebu Air, Inc. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012. Cebu Pacific (CEB), the country’s leading airline to the ASEAN, will start operating international flights out of the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) (sic) in Clark, Pampanga starting November 8, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Cebu Pacific inaugurates Clark hub operations" (Press release). Cebu Air, Inc. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2012. Cebu Pacific (CEB), will start today regular operations from the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) (sic), its fourth hub after Manila, Cebu and Davao.
  7. ↑ "Vital Information" (PDF). Clark International Airport Corporation. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "PAF Air bases". Philippine Air Force. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Annual Report 2011: Fulfilling the Dream" (PDF). Clark International Airport Corporation. 2011: 5. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Clark Airport Posts Record Passengers". Manila Bulletin. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  11. ↑ Apolonio, Eric (7 January 2013). "Banner year for Clark". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  12. ↑ Baluyut, Joelyn (10 October 2012). "NAIA flights diverted to Clark". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  13. ↑ Sunstar.com Archived 28 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ "Clark airport name-change plan sparks debate". ABS-CBN News. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  15. ↑ "Flightglobal.com". Flightglobal.com. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Citrinot, Luc (2010-01-08). "Eturbonews.com". Eturbonews.com. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  17. ↑ Diosdado Macapagal Airport posts 110% jump in passenger volume. - Journal, Magazine, Article, Periodical
  18. 1 2 3 Agcaoili, Lawrence (2013-12-16). "Phl, France ink design pact for Clark terminal". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  19. ↑ Bright Future for DMIA Archived 28 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  20. 1 2 3 Laude, Pete (July 22, 2014). "Clark airport opens modern passenger wing; new LCC terminal proposed to NEDA in August". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  21. ↑ Businessmirror.com.ph Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  22. ↑ Sunstar.com Archived 15 September 2004 at the Wayback Machine.
  23. ↑ Manilatimes.net
  24. ↑ "OP.gov.ph". OP.gov.ph. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  25. ↑ Clarkairport.com Archived 10 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  26. ↑ http://www.mb.com.ph/aerotropolis-to-generate-job-opportunities/
  27. ↑ http://www.interaksyon.com/business/55505/clark-wants-to-be-philippines-first-aerotropolis
  28. ↑ "DMIA bags Low-Cost Airport Award".
  29. ↑ "DMIA awarded ‘Airport of the Year’ by global consulting group".
  30. ↑ "Routes Asia 2013 :: Routes Airport Marketing Awards". Routesonline. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  31. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Clark International Airport Corporation. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  32. ↑ Pavia, Joey (13 January 2013). "CIA eyes 2M passengers in 2013, launches Clark-TriNoma bus route". The Business Mirror. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  33. ↑ Simon Hradecky (21 April 2010). "Crash: ATMA AN12 at Mexico on April 21, 2010, fire on board". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2010.

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