Ninoy Aquino International Airport

Cargo

Philippine Airlines also maintains integrated airport ground handling services, cargo operations and a full catering service for it and other airlines. This is composed of PAL Airport Services, Philippine Airlines Cargo and the PAL Inflight Center.

thumb|center|500px|Ninoy Aquino International Airport passenger and cargo destinations

Statistics

Data from Airports Council International and the Manila International Airport Authority.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:0.5em;"

!Year

!Passengers

!% change

!Aircraft movements

!% change

!Cargo volume (in tonnes)

!% change

! 2003

| 12,955,809 || || || || ||

! 2004

| 15,186,521 || 17.2 || || || ||

! 2005

| 16,216,031 || 6.8 || || || ||

! 2006

| 17,660,697 || 8.9 || || || ||

! 2007

| 20,467,627 || 15.9 || || || ||

! 2008

| 22,253,158 || 8.7 || || || ||

! 2009

| 24,108,825 || 8.3 || 186,966 || || 348,994.25 ||

! 2010

| 27,119,899 || 12.5 || 200,107 || 7.03 || 425,382.71 || 21.89

! 2011

| 29,552,264 || 9.0 || 217,743 || 8.81 || 410,377.05 || 3.53

! 2012

| 31,878,935 || 7.9 || 235,517 || 8.16 || 460,135.15 || 12.12

! 2013

| 32,865,000 || 3.1 || 237,050 || 0.65 || 457,077.17 || 0.66

! 2014

| 34,015,169 || 3.5 || 236,441 || 0.26 || 520,402.63 || 13.85

! 2015

| 36,681,601 || 7.84 || 249,288 || 5.43 || 586,890.53 || 12.78

! 2016

| 39,516,782 || 7.73 || 258,313 || 3.62 || 630,165.69 || 7.37

! 2017

| 42,022,484 || 6.34 || 258,366 || 0.02 || 662,256.99 || 5.09

! 2018

| 45,082,544 || 7.28 || 259,698 || 0.52 || 738,697.94 || 11.54

! 2019

| 47,898,046 || 6.25 || 277,530 || 6.87 || 721,708.09 || 2.30

! 2020

| 11,145,614 || 76.73 || 91,067 || 67.19 || 533,955.78 || 26.01

! 2021

| 8,015,385 || 28.09 || 121,095 || 24.8 || 588,370.92 || 10.19

! 2022

| 30,961,467 || 286.28 || 246,724 || 50.92 || 402,732.26 || 31.55

! 2023

| 45,299,607 || 46.31 || 270,911 || 9.80 || 485,879.38 || 20.65

! 2024

| 50,356,465 || 11.16 || 293,433 || 8.31 || 616,478.52 || 26.88

Ground transport

Inter-terminal shuttle bus

NNIC operates a free landside shuttle service between all terminals for passengers making connections.

UBE Express operates a paid landside shuttle service between all terminals called the "NAIA Loop" for passengers making connections.

Philippine Airlines operates a free airside shuttle service between Terminals 1 and 2 for passengers making connections.

Bus

thumb|An UBE Express bus at Terminal 3

UBE Express "Route 43/PITX-NAIA Loop" buses operate Premium Point-to-Point Bus Services between the airport (Terminal 3) and the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), for onward connections to LRT Line 1.

UBE Express also provides point-to-point services to/from Manila, Makati, Muntinlupa, Quezon City, Pasay and Parañaque, all in Metro Manila; and Santa Rosa in Laguna. The Pasay service stops at the JAM Liner, Philtranco and Victory Liner terminals for passengers going to/coming from the provinces in Northern and Southern Luzon.

Genesis Transport provides service to/from Clark International Airport. HM Transport provides service to/from LRT Line 1's EDSA station and MRT Line 3's Taft Avenue station.

City buses provide service to/from PITX, Diliman in Quezon City, and Balagtas and San Jose del Monte in Bulacan, respectively. In addition, Citylink bus routes to and from Eastwood City in Quezon City have a terminal in Newport City, which is just across Terminal 3.

Jeepney

Jeepneys provide service to/from Parañaque and Pasay.

Rideshare

Rideshare pick up and drop off is available at the multi-level parking building of Terminal 3.

Train

thumb|The [[Ninoy Aquino Avenue station on LRT Line 1]]

The nearest train station to NAIA is LRT Line 1's Ninoy Aquino Avenue station, inaugurated in November 2024. However, there is no direct connection between the station and the airport terminals. The absence of a direct link is attributed to regulatory constraints imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), which mandates a radius clearance from airport runways to ensure aviation safety. Right-of-way considerations also influenced the station's placement.

From the Ninoy Aquino Avenue station, passengers can access NAIA via secondary transport modes such as jeepneys or taxis. While the station is from Terminal 1, the distance and lack of pathways may make walking with luggage challenging.

To address the absence of a direct rail link to the airport, the Metro Manila Subway is under construction. The subway includes a station at NAIA Terminal 3. Transportation Undersecretary for Railways Jeremy Regino described this as the "best solution" to the current connectivity issues. Once operational, it is expected to reduce travel time between Quezon City and NAIA to approximately 35 minutes.

Future

Terminal reassignments

The following terminal reassignments are planned under NNIC's management: Terminal 1 would exclusively serve Philippine Airlines flights, Terminal 2 would maintain its current status as an all-domestic terminal, and Terminal 3 would be fully dedicated to international flights of Cebu Pacific, the AirAsia Group, and all foreign airlines. This would require the remaining airlines operating at Terminal 1 to transfer to Terminal 3, and Philippines AirAsia to temporarily move its domestic flights to accommodate Cebu Pacific's domestic flights until Terminal 2's expansion is completed.

Renaming proposals

thumb|The entrance of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, whose name has been the subject of various renaming proposals by Philippine lawmakers.

Repeated efforts to rename the airport have not succeeded. In May 2018, then-lawyer Larry Gadon led an online petition at change.org aiming to restore the original name of the airport, Manila International Airport (MIA). Gadon said the renaming of MIA to NAIA in 1987 was "well in advance of the 10-year prescription period for naming public sites after dead personalities".

In June 2020, House Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte, citing the need of the airport to represent the Filipino people, filed a bill seeking to rename the airport to Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas (). The bill was coauthored by Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco and ACT-CIS Representative Eric Go Yap.

In August 2020, Gadon filed a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the validity of Republic Act No. 6639, the law that named it NAIA. Gadon asserted that Aquino was not among the "pantheon" of the country's declared official heroes. A month later, the Supreme Court unanimously denied the petition to nullify the law for lack of merit.

In April 2022, Duterte Youth Representative Ducielle Cardema filed a bill returning the airport to its original name, claiming the name should not have been "politicized in the first place". Cardema had the bill refiled in July 2022.

In June 2022, Negros Oriental 3rd district Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. filed a bill renaming the airport to Ferdinand E. Marcos International Airport after former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., who authorized the airport's rehabilitation and development through an executive order in 1972. Teves stressed that it is "more appropriate to rename it to the person who has contributed to the idea and execution of the said noble project". The bill drew criticism from former senator Franklin Drilon, who said that the renaming would entail historical revisionism.

In February 2024, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said that renaming the airport was not included in the privatization proposals of the San Miguel Corporation–SAP and Company Consortium, which won the bid to operate and maintain the airport.

Accidents and incidents

On July 25, 1971, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 707-321C named "Clipper Rising Sun" was on a cargo flight from San Francisco to Saigon. While on a VOR/DME approach onto Manila runway 24, the aircraft struck Mount Kamunay at an altitude of . The four occupants were killed.
On November 15, 1974, an Orient Air System and Integrated Services Douglas C-47A registered RP-C570 was damaged beyond repair after a forced landing in a paddy field shortly after take-off following failure of the starboard engine. One of the eight people on board was killed.
On February 7, 1980, a China Airlines Boeing 707 from Taipei Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport operating as Flight 811 undershot the runway on landing and caught fire, causing two fatalities.
On April 28, 1989, a MATS Douglas C-47A registered RP-C81 crashed shortly after takeoff on a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight to Roxas Airport following an engine failure. MATS did not have a licence to fly passengers. Seven of the 22 passengers were killed. The aircraft had earlier made a forced landing on a taxiway.
On July 21, 1989, a Philippine Airlines BAC One-Eleven operating Flight 124 overran a runway in poor visibility and heavy rain. No passengers or crew were killed but eight people on the ground were killed when the jet crossed a road.
On May 11, 1990, a Philippine Airlines Boeing 737-300 operating Flight 143 suffered an explosion in the center fuel tank near the terminal while preparing for takeoff. The fire and smoke engulfed the aircraft before it could be evacuated. The explosion was similar to what happened to TWA Flight 800 six years later. Eight people died.
On May 18, 1990, an Aerolift Philippines Beechcraft 1900C-1 operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight bound for Surigao Airport crashed into a residential area following takeoff. The aircraft reportedly suffered an engine failure. All 21 occupants and 4 people on the ground were killed.
On September 4, 2002, an Asian Spirit de Havilland Canada Dash 7-102 operating Flight 897 to Caticlan carrying 49 occupants was on approach to Caticlan Airport when the right main gear failed to deploy. The approach was abandoned and the crew decided to return to Manila for an emergency landing. The plane circled for about 35 minutes over Las Piñas to burn off fuel. The crew then carried out an emergency landing with the right gear retracted. After touchdown, the aircraft swerved off the runway onto a grassy area. There were no reported injuries or fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.
On November 11, 2002, a Laoag International Airlines Fokker F27 operating Flight 585 took off from Manila runway 31 just after 6p.m. for a flight to Laoag International Airport. Shortly after takeoff, trouble developed in the left engine. The pilot declared an emergency and attempted to land, but decided at the last minute to ditch into the sea. The aircraft broke up and sank in the water to a depth of about . 19 of the 34 occupants were killed.
On November 8, 2003, former Air Transportation Office chief Panfilo Villaruel and Philippine Navy lieutenant Richard Gatchillar seized the control tower of Terminal 2 around midnight armed with guns and explosives, claiming that they wanted to expose government corruption. They forced out all six air traffic controllers and barricaded themselves inside the control room, causing the diversion of several flights. After three hours, police SWAT teams stormed the control room and opened fire, killing both men.
On October 17, 2009, a Victoria Air Douglas DC-3, registered RP-C550, crashed shortly after takeoff on a flight to Puerto Princesa International Airport after an engine malfunctioned. All on board died.
On December 10, 2011, a Beechcraft 65–80 Queen Air cargo plane en route to San Jose crashed into houses next to Felixberto Serrano Elementary School in Parañaque after taking off. The crash was attributed to pilot error. At least 14 people including 3 crew members on board the aircraft died, and over 20 were injured. Approximately 50 houses in the residential area were set ablaze.
On December 20, 2013, gunmen ambushed Ukol Talumpa, the mayor of Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur, in front of the arrival hall of Terminal 3, killing him, his wife and two others and injuring five people.
On August 16, 2018, Xiamen Airlines Flight 8667 crash-landed amidst heavy monsoon rains. The 737-800 skidded off the end of the runway. All 157 passengers and crew were unharmed, however, the aircraft was written off.
On March 29, 2020, a Lionair IAI Westwind registered RP-C5880 burst into flames on runway 24 during takeoff. The plane was conducting a medical evacuation mission bound for Haneda Airport, Japan. All eight occupants consisting of three aircraft crew, three medical crew, and two passengers died.
On May 4, 2025, a car crash occurred after an SUV driven by a 47-year-old man crashed into the walkway near the departure area entrance of Terminal 1, killing a 29-year-old man and a five-year-old girl, and injuring four others. An investigation was also launched into the bollards at the curb which had failed to stop the vehicle.

Notes

References

External links

Official website (New NAIA Infra Corp.)
Manila International Airport Authority
Accident history for MNL at Aviation Safety Network
Interactive satellite view of NAIA

Ninoy Aquino International Airport

Cargo

Statistics

Ground transport

Inter-terminal shuttle bus

Bus

Jeepney

Rideshare

Train

Future

Terminal reassignments

Renaming proposals

Accidents and incidents

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

External links