Clark Fastest Growing Airport in 2017


30 May 2018



Clark International Airport (CIA) is the fastest growing airport in the Philippines for the second time after registering 1,514,531 passengers, an upswing of 62% from the previous year.

CIA previously recorded 71% jump in growth in passenger traffic from 2011 to 2012 making it the fastest growing airport in 2012. Passenger traffic however declines after that period when airlines shifted its operations to Ninoy Aquino International Airport leading to its present congestion.

CIAs fortune began to turn when the Transport Department (DOTr) ordered airlines to relocate to Clark beginning 2017. The number of flights dramatically increased in 2018, with a 122 percent increase or 7,600 flights as compared from 3,400 in 2017.

The airport currently boast a passenger terminal building (PTB) with annual passenger capacity of four million people from the previous 2.5 million people in 2013.

Another ₱12.55 Billion low cost terminal designed by Aéroports de Paris Ingénierie (ADPI) is under construction and is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2020 after Construction Contract was signed on January 29, 2018.

The LCC terminal constructed by Megawide Construction Corporation and India’s GMR Infrastructure will have passenger handling capacity of 8 million passengers per year boosting the airport’s total passenger handling capacity from 4 to 12.2 million people per year in 2020.

In 2015, 8.7 billion was allotted by the Aquino Administration for construction of 4 million capacity LCC terminal, but this project was revised again by the Duterte administration in 2017 adding four million more capacity to the project.

ADPI has prepared a revised terminal plan to be implemented in four phases with ultimate target of 80 million passenger capacity per year upon completion of the fourth phase under the latest masterplan submitted in 2015 with dual runway concept expected to be constructed in 2040.

Airport operations currently managed by the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) is being bidded out for a 25 year concession contract to eligible international airport operators. Bid submission is scheduled on July 20 to be followed by a post-qualification on August 7. The target for awarding of O&M Contract is on August 30, 2018.

Clark International Airport is envisioned by the Duterte administration to be the next major gateway in the country. The project under the current revised state, is the first hybrid infrastructure project implemented under the Build Build Build program.

Busiest Airport in 2017




BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
NUMBERAIRPORTCODETRAFFIC
1NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL APTMNL42,194,790
2MACTAN CEBU INTERNATIONAL APTCEB10,050,940
3FRANCISCO BANGOY INTERNATIONAL APTDVO4,234,667
4KALIBO INTERNATIONAL APTKLO2,520,168
5ILOILO INTERNATIONAL APTILO2,023,016
6LAGUINDINGAN APTCGY1,814,644
7PUERTO PRINCESA INTERNATIONAL APTPPS1,790,115
8BACOLOD APTBCD1,579,199
9CLARK INTERNATIONAL CRK1,514,531
10CATICLANMPH1,204,706
11TACLOBAN APTTAC1,165,194
12ZAMBOANGA APTZAM1,076,372
13TAGBILARANTAG921,586
14GENERAL SANTOSGES816,034
15BUTUANBXU716,344
16LEGASPILGP621,474
17DUMAGUETEDTE597,614
18BUSUANGAUSU525,044
19OZAMIZOZA294,661
20COTABATOCOT289,229
21ROXASRXS281,487
22DIPOLOGDPL249,505
23TUGUEGARAOTUG209,358
24PAGADIANPAG194,476
25LAOAGLAO161,019
Source: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Philippine Airspace © Copyright 2018

Notes on Traffic Gainers and Losers
Airport Gainers:
Clark International- most traffic gain
Caticlan- most domestic traffic gain

Cotabato
Tuguegarao

Airport Losers:
Kalibo- most traffic lost
Zamboanga- traffic gain but displaced by Caticlan
Roxas- traffic gain but displaced by Cotabato
General Santos - traffic lost
Laoag - domestic traffic lost



DOTr Inaugurates San Vicente Airport

10 May 2018



The San Vicente Airport (SVA) in Palawan will officially open to light aircraft on Thursday as the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) grace opening of its Passenger Terminal Building (PTB).

Gracing the event are DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade, DOTr Usec. for Aviation and Airports Capt. Manuel Antonio Tamayo, CAAP Director General Capt. Jim Sydiongco and Palawan Governor Jose Alvarez.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) will become the first airline operator to use the PTB of San Vicente Airport as it flies Q400 aircraft on July 16 from Clark followed by Cebu Pacific (CEB) with their ATR72-600 turboprops.

The airport was earlier served with Air Juan charter flights as runway was opened August 1 last year. Southeast Asian Airlines was the first airline operator to use the airport with Let-410 in 2002. The airstrip opened to the public in May 10, 2001.

The community airport now boast 1,612 meters runway length x 45 meters width capable of handling these aircraft type. A planned 300 meters extension will be made after sufficient traffic is registered in the airport for category C operations.

Airport Expansion Project began in 2009 with the 800 meter airstrip expanded together with concreting of its runway followed by apron and PTB construction completed last year.

PAL A321Neo Route Network Announced

9 May 2018


Hong Kong Airlines Flies Manila

Flight Begins June 1

8 May 2018

Hong Kong Airlines will fly to Manila and will operate daily flight services between its home base in Hong Kong and Manila using A320-200 aircraft with all economy 174 seats.

Schedule are as follows:

Flight Sector
Flight Number
Departure
Arrival
Frequency
HKG - MNL
HX781
2110
2300
Tue, Fri, Sun
HX781
2130
2300
Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat
MNL - HKG
HX782
0655
0855
Daily

Hong Kong Airlines is a four star full-service airline established in 2006 that flies to nearly 40 destinations across Asia Pacific and North America.

Cathay Dragon Flies Davao

 Flight Begins October 28

 1 May 2018

Hong Kong's Cathay Dragon will begin flight services to Davao City from October 28, 2018 four times a week. The route is to operated by Airbus A320 aircraft.

KA347 HKG1235 – 1550DVO 320 x146
KA348 DVO1650 – 2000HKG 320 x146