Clark International Airport

Clark International Airport Pangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark Paliparang Pandaigdig ng 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	Greater Manila Area, Central Luzon
Location	Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Hub for	Cebu Pacific[4][5] Tigerair Philippines[6][7]
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 8.8% Aircraft movements 10,336 Movement change 12-13 19.3%
Sources from CIAC[8] and PAF[9] websites Statistics from CIAC 2011 Annual Report [10] and news sources[11][12]

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)^[13] northwest of Manila. The airport is in Mabalacat City 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. It is currently an hub for Qatar Airways, Asiana Airlines, Cebu Pacific, and Tigerair Philippines. 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

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 and 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 who hails from the province where CIA is, 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.^[14] In February 2012, The airport has been renamed back as Clark International Airport,^[15] however, the passenger terminal will continue 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 storey, arrival and departure lounges, and two aerobridges to the terminal building. The expansion boosts Clark's capacity to five million.^[16] Once Terminal 2 is completed, Terminal 1 will take over all domestic routes.^[17]

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 Capital and surrounding cities, with CRK catering mostly to low-cost carriers that avail themselves of the lower landing fees than those charged at NAIA.

Terminal 2

The Terminal 2 of Clark comes in two phases. It will be dedicated to international traffic.^[17] It has a total floor area of 35,000 square meters and a 7 million-passenger capacity per year.^[22] Total investment for this phase is estimated at US$150 million (PH₱6.75 billion).^[17] It includes the expansion of the eastern runway to 4000 meters.,^[23] a new runway, a new cargo terminal complex, and a new control tower.^[17]

Budget Terminal

On Dec. 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.^[19]

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is expected to make DMIA handle 80 million passengers a year.^[24] When completed, Clark Airport will have:

• 3 parallel runways
• A high-speed train.^[25]
• Once completed, it can accommodate 80 million passengers annually,^[21] thus becoming one of the largest airports in the world.
• Facility can accommodate the A380 once completed.

Runways

Clark Airport currently 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:^[26]

• The primary runway (Runway 02R/20L) has a length of 3,200 meters and a width of 60 meters. It is equipped with various navigational aids and lighting facilities, and it has a Category 1 rating for precision approach.
• The secondary runway (Runway 02L/20R) has the same length as the primary runway (3,200 m) and a width of 45 meters, and it is currently used for Visual Flight Rules (VFR) only since the navigational aids and lighting facilities present in the primary runway have not yet been installed.

Clark Aerotropolis

The Clark International Airport is being pushed to become the Philippine's first aerotropolis^[27][28] with businesses and industries relocating to the former American airfield complex. The Clark complex used to be the hub of DHL and FedEx cargo until both relocated to China.

Airlines and destinations

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

Passenger

Cargo

Awards

• Center for Asia Pacific Aviation
  Low-Cost Airport of the Year (2006)^[29]
• Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Aerospace and Defense Awards
  Airport of the Year (2008) (for airports under 15 million passengers category)^[30]
• Routes Airport Marketing Awards
  Winner (2013) (for 'Under 20 Million' Category)^[31]

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.^[32]

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'll be a newly constructed lounge in TriNoma Mall that will operate 24 hours a day and will be initially offered by Genesis, Five Star, Philtranco, and Victory Liner.^[33] Bus services exclusively for AirAsia and AirAsia Philippines passengers can use the free service which is operated by Victory Liner to Marquee Mall and Dau bus terminal, on certain times.^[34][35]

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

• On 21 April 2010, Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines Flight 7815, an Antonov An-12 with the number UP-AN216, crashed on approach after a fire broke out in flight.^[36]

See also

• Clark Freeport Zone
• History of Clark Air Base
• Mabalacat City, Pampanga
• Angeles City, Pampanga

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clark International Airport.

• Official website
• Clark Development Corporation
• Current weather for RPLC at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for CRK at Aviation Safety Network
• http://www.clark-airport.com flight information, taxis, location and parking map and general information.

Airports in the Philippines International Bacolod (BCD) Clark (CRK) Cebu (CEB) Davao (DVO) General Santos (GES) Iloilo (ILO) Kalibo (KLO) Laguindingan (CGY) Laoag (LAO) Manila (MNL) Olongapo (SFS) Puerto Princesa (PPS) Zamboanga (ZAM) Domestic or Principal Principal Class 1 Butuan (BXU) Cotabato (CBO) Dipolog (DPL) Dumaguete (DGT) Legazpi (LGP) Naga (WNP) Pagadian (PAG) Roxas (RXS) San Jose (Mindoro) (SJI) Tacloban (TAC) Tagbilaran (TAG) Tuguegarao (TUG) Virac (VRC) Principal Class 2 Baguio (BAG) Basco (BSO) Bongao (TWT) Busuanga (USU) Calbayog (CYP) Camiguin (CGM) Catarman (CRM) Caticlan (MPH) Cuyo (CYU) Jolo (JOL) Marinduque (MRQ) Masbate (MBT) Ormoc (OMC) San Jose (Antique) (EUQ) Siargao (IAO) Surigao (SUG) Tablas (TBH) Tandag (TDG) Community Alabat (RPLY) Allah Valley (AAV) Bagabag (RPUZ) Baler (BQA) Bantayan (RPSB) Biliran (RPVQ) Bislig (BPH) Borongan (RPVW) Bulan (RPUU) Calapan (RPUK) Catbalogan (RPVY) Cauayan (CYZ) Daet (DTE) Guiuan (RPVG) Hilongos (RPVH) Iba (RPUI) Iligan (IGN) Ipil (IPE) Itbayat (RPLT) Jomalig (RPLJ) Liloy (RPMX) Lingayen (RPUG) Lubang (LBX) Malabang (MLP) Maasin (RPSM) Mamburao (MBO) Mansalay (RPLG) Mapun (CDY) Mati (MXI) Ozamiz (OZC) Palanan (RPLN) Pinamalayan (RPLA) Plaridel (RPUX) Rosales (RPLR) San Fernando (SFE) Siquijor (RPSQ) Siocon (XSO) Sorsogon (RPLZ) Ubay (RPBY) Vigan (RPUQ) Wao Military Andrews AB (RPMZ) Atienza Air Base (RPLS) Basa Air Base (RPUF) Bautista Air Base (RPVP) Clark Air Base (RPLC) Fernando Air Base (RPUL) Fort Magsaysay Air Field (RPLV) Lumbia Airport (RPML) Mactan Air Base (RPVM) Rajah Buayan Air Base (RPMB) Villamor Air Base (RPLL) Closed Bacolod Domestic Mandurriao Malaybalay Unclassified Crow Valley (RPLQ) Del Monte (RPMT) El Nido (ENI) Guimaras Kindley Field (RPLX) Maconacon Airport North Cotabato Rural Airport Sipalay Pag-asa (RPPN) Taytay (RZP) Alaminos Bicol International Bukidnon Domestic Airport Kabankalan Libmanan Northern Cagayan International Panglao International Quirino Airports in italics have not yet been opened, are under construction, or are in the planning stages. All information are from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Website.