CRK | Clark International Airport

[Edmundtanso]

thanks federal..

[muzic_lover2981]

bro, thanks for sharing that pic. ...im glad that there are plans like this!!im proud to be angelenos!!!

[renell]

haven't seen that one before. or it is the same as the one in that newspaper article?

[ryanr]

renell...i've posted that twice before the hack

[renell]

Originally Posted by GreyX

renell...i've posted that twice before the hack

have you? i must have bad memory at the moment frankly i don't remember seeing it....

[ryanr]

hehehe...its ok. We had tons of pics and info back then, some i dont remember.

[Skyblade]

Originally Posted by GreyX

renell...i've posted that twice before the hack

Yeah I remember seeing that terminal rendition at least once. Keeping my fingers crossed on hoping that this design dosen't get axed.

[kiretoce]

State-of-the-art radar to be installed at DMIA
By Ding Cervantes
The Philippine Star 09/10/2004

CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — The country will have its first state-of-the-art aviation radar to be installed here early next year.

"The new radar from Italy is now packed and ready for shipment here. It will be able to pick up aviation movements within a radius of 80 miles which is much wider that the 30-mile radius capability of radars at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport," said Adelberto Yap, Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) president and chief executive officer.

Yap said the state-of-the-art radar from Italy’s Alenea cost some $9.5 million.

The radar acquisition was initiated by the Clark Development Corp. (CDC), led by its president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Angeles, before the CIAC was revived to manage and operate the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) at the Clark special economic zone.

The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) recently approved the training of 22 DMIA personnel in the handling of the radar by Alenea experts in Italy next month.

"It will take about 15 days for the radar to be shipped to the country. Then about three months will be needed to calibrate it before it can be issued an operational clearance by Alenea, the Air Transportation Office and the CIAC," Yap said.

In 1994, former President Ramos designated Clark as "the future site of the country’s premier international airport," alongside plans to built a modern railway system between Clark and Metro Manila.

Earlier, former NAIA general manager Edgardo Manda urged the DMIA’s full development, saying the NAIA is "not technically ready" for new large aircraft to be fielded by Singapore Airlines in 2006.

"NAIA’s main runway 06-24 can absorb the impact of the double-decker Airbus 380, but the aircraft’s wingspan is so wide that it would reach up to the taxiway. This means that all other aircraft would have to wait until the Airbus 380 has either parked or taken off, thus resulting in delays of flights," Manda said.

Manda said the 2,500-hectare DMIA has two runways, each 3.2 kilometers long, but its passenger terminal, left behind by the US Air Force which abandoned this former military base in 1991, can accommodate only about 1.5 million passengers a year.

The government is also developing a modern railway system between Clark and Metro Manila to complement plans to transform the DMIA into a premier international airport.

[ryanr]

Excellent! Good that there are signs of development now, regarding passenger airtraffic. This radar should be the first step before a full scale construction of a passenger terminal. Hopefully the government is already planning on moving their global gateway operations from NAIA to DMIA.

[renell]

by the time NAIA3 is opened to the public, it will only have 10-15 years before NAIA will become too small for the newer generations of planes. DMIA definately can handle those

[Culiat]

I grew up in Angeles and even going in and out of Clark almost everyday so I'm excited if ever the DMIA is going to open...

[SKYLINEPIGEON]

Clark airbase to become major international airport

Updated 08:40pm (Mla time) Sept 11, 2004
Agence France-Presse



PHILIPPINE airport authorities said Saturday they will develop a former US airbase north of Manila into a major international gateway at the cost of at least two billion pesos (35.6 million dollars).
The former Clark airbase will be made into an international airport to attract low-cost airlines who wish to serve the northern Philippines, the Manila International Airport Authority said in a statement.

Clark, located about 60 kilometers (37.2 miles) north of Manila, will cater to tourists and businessmen and will focus on serving the many Filipino workers going to and from the Middle East, the airport authority said.

Airport authority general manager Alfonso Cusi met with Clark airport head Adelberto Yap to forge the plans for expanding Clark with the first phase of development taking at least two years and costing about two billion pesos.

Cusi said in the statement that the project would be financed by internally generated funds and "concerned agencies" although he did
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The development of Clark would be in line with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's plans to decongest the Philippine capital Manila, which houses the country's main international airport, the authority added.

The sprawling Clark Airbase, once one of the largest overseas US airbases, was abandoned by US forces in 1991 after the eruption of nearby Pinatubo volcano damaged its facilities.

The Philippine government has cleared up Clark and turned it into a commercial airport and light industrial zone but despite its huge runways, it has largely been limited to handling domestic and charter flights.

[ryanr]

Welcome to SSC Philippines, Culiat! Perhaps you can fill us in with additional Angeles and Clark info and photos.

Thanks for the news article, skylinepigeon I wonder when they will start.

[Culiat]

A 5 year master plan for Clark


A current Map of Clark

[rico]

so, do we expect to see skyscrapers in the central business district (pink) area?

[renell]

well it does say Central Business, so expect big business going there. well at least if all goes into plan. but i don't see them making skyscrapers straightaway. maybe 5-10 storey buildings, then once it fills up, skyscrapers will come.

[Culiat]

I saw some of their visions for Clark within 10years and i saw some skyscrapers but not that tall.

[lumpia]

Originally Posted by Culiat

I saw some of their visions for Clark within 10years and i saw some skyscrapers but not that tall.

HI Culiat WELCOME to the forums! you saw a pic on it? is it possible to post it up? i'm curious: what DO they think Clark will look like? i mean, people predicted Ortigas to have only 5 or 6 scrapers max when it was first developed as a new CBD all those yrs ago, but look at the skyline there now Judging form Clarks position on the Map and the advantage of good infrastructure and the Airport, who's to say how high a future skyline can be? they may have to extend that CBD by quite alot eh! lol

so ppl, whats all the talk with Clark becoming the New Administrative Capital ppl? anong balita?

[Culiat]

My Grandmother was the former 'Tourism Officer' of Angeles City; they worked with their counterparts in Clark. I'm not sure where I found those photos, maybe inside their offices, I don't really remember because that was a while back. I remember I have this 2000 edition of "the Greater Angeles Guide Book" and they have some pictures of what their vision for Clark is in the next 10 years… but forgetful me, forgets to bring the pictures; they're still in Angeles. Maybe in the future, Skyline of Clark would look amazing… did you know that the only reason why Americans chose that place, is because of the quality of the land?

About sa Administrative Capital isyu may bagong balita ba? tagal ko n kcng walang nadidinig dyan bata pako nun nadidinig ko sa dad ko.

[SunKing]

About the quality of land, I read that Clark, well actually the former Ft. Stotsenburg, was the only place which had grass that didn't make the Cavalry horses sick or dead when they ate the grass.