The Philippines: Manila (MNL) - Ninoy Aquino International Airport

normandb · February 21st, 2005, 12:05 PM

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA, (IATA: MNL, ICAO: RPLL) is the airport serving the general area of Manila and its surrounding metropolitan area. Located along the border between Pasay City and Parañaque City, about seven kilometers south of Manila proper, and southwest of Makati City, NAIA is the main international gateway for travelers to the Philippines and is the hub for all Philippine airlines. It is managed by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), a branch of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).

Officially, NAIA is the only airport serving the Manila area. However, in practice, both NAIA and Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Angeles City, Pampanga serve the Manila area, with DMIA catering mostly to low-cost carriers that avail of the lower landing fees than those in NAIA. In the long term, DMIA is set to replace NAIA as the primary airport of the Philippines.

In 2006, the airport handled 17.7 million passengers. This showed an 8.9% growth in passenger numbers from the 2005 figures of 16,193,611 and placed the airport as the 72nd busiest airport worldwide in terms of passenger traffic.

In 2007, the airport handled 21,261,133 passengers. This was a 20.4% growth in passenger numbers compared to 2006, placing the airport 59th worldwide in terms of passenger traffic.

MABUHAY
More Photos of the airport terminals in this website
http://www.geocities.com/manila_naia

NAIA Terminal 1 has 14 gates
NAIA Terminal 2 has 12 gates
NAIA Terminal 3 has 28 gates

Aerial View of Manila - Ninoy Aquino International Airport

Terminal 1
The first terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 is the original terminal and was constructed in 1981. The 67,000 square meter terminal was designed by filipino architect Leandro V. Locsin and has a design capacity of 6 million passengers per year.

access road to the international terminal 1

Banks and ATMs

Terminal 2
The second terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, was finished in 1998 and is popularly called the Centennial Terminal since 1998 was the centennial year of the declaration of Philippine Independence from Spain. The 75,000 square meter terminal was originally designed by Aeroports de Paris to be a domestic terminal. The design capacity is 9 million passengers per year.

Airport Control Tower

Left and Right Concourses

contact gate

waiting area

Left Concourse

Terminal 3
The third terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, was approved for construction in 1997. The ultra modern facility was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) to have a capacity of 13 to 15 million passengers per year.

Terminal 3 is built on a 63.5-hectare lot that sits on Villamor Air Base. The terminal building has a total floor area of 182,500 m², having a total length of 1.2 kilometres. A four-level shopping mall connects the terminal and parking buildings. The parking building has a capacity of 2,000 cars while the outdoor parking area has a capacity of 1,200 cars. The terminal is capable of servicing 33,000 passengers daily at peak or 6,000 passengers per hour.

Its apron area has a size of 147,400 m², 34 air bridges, 20 contact gates with the ability of servicing 28 planes at any given time. The terminal has 70 flight information terminals, 314 display monitors, with 300 kilometres of fibre optic I.T. cabling. It also has 29 restroom blocks. The departure area has five entrances all equipped with X-ray machines with the final security check having 18 X-ray machines while its baggage claim has 7 large baggage carousels, each with its own flight display monitor.

The New International Terminal

Departure

Facade of the Departure Area

Arrival

Check-In Area

Immigration Area

Indoor Parking Area

Roof Top of Indoor Parking Area

Outdoor Parking

Access Roads

normandb · February 21st, 2005, 07:50 PM

The new ultra-modern and bigger Terminal 3 will be open this June 2005. The opening was delayed for 2 years. It has 28 gates (18 contact gates and 10 remote parking stands). It has a total floor area of 209,000 square meters (189,000sqm for Terminal building and 20,000sqm for shopping mall).

leauparkenzoguy · February 22nd, 2005, 02:21 PM

How many and what are the international airlines that fly to Manille?

***kiretoce*** · February 22nd, 2005, 04:26 PM

Asia: Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air Macau, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Japan Airlines.

Pacific: Qantas Airways, Air Niugini and Continental Air Micronesia.

North America: Northwest Airlines.

Middle East: Saudi Arabian Airlines, Emirates Airways, Gulf Air, Egypt Air, Qatar Airways and very soon, Etihad Airways.

Europe: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Lufthansa German Airlines.

Philippine international carriers are: Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air and Air Philippines.

normandb · February 22nd, 2005, 09:16 PM

Complete List of International Airlines flying to Manila International Airport as of February 2005

Air France
Air Macau
Air Niugini
Air Philippines
Alitalia
Asiana Airlines
British Airways
American Airlines
Cathay Pacific
Cebu Pacific Air
China Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Continental Micronesia
Egypt Air
El Al Israel Airlines
Emirates Airlines
Garuda Airline
Gulf Air
Japan Airlines
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Korean Air
Lufthansa German Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Philippine Airlines
Qantas Airways
Qatar Airways
Royal Brunei Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways
United Airlines
Vietnam Airlines

***kiretoce*** · February 22nd, 2005, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Complete List of International Airlines flying to Manila International Airport as of February 2005

Air France no longer flying to MNL after merger with KLM, code share flights with Sky Team Alliance partners
Air Macau
Air Niugini
Air Philippines
Alitalia no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with SkyTeam Alliance partners
Asiana Airlines
British Airways no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with OneWorld Alliance partners
American Airlines code share flights with OneWorld Alliance partners
Cathay Pacific
Cebu Pacific Air
China Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Continental Micronesia
Egypt Air
El Al Israel Airlines
Emirates Airlines
Garuda Airline
Gulf Air
Japan Airlines
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Korean Air
Lufthansa German Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Philippine Airlines
Qantas Airways
Qatar Airways
Royal Brunei Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways
United Airlines no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with Star Alliance partners
Vietnam Airlines

** A lot of airlines have ticketing offices in MNL but their own planes don't fly there.

ewh1 · February 22nd, 2005, 10:00 PM

[QUOTE=kiretoce]** Complete List of International Airlines flying to Manila International Airport as of February 2005

Air France no longer flying to MNL after merger with KLM, code share flights with Sky Team Alliance partners
Air Macau
Air Niugini
Air Philippines
Alitalia no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with SkyTeam Alliance partners
Asiana Airlines
British Airways no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with OneWorld Alliance partners
American Airlines code share flights with OneWorld Alliance partners
Cathay Pacific
Cebu Pacific Air
China Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Continental Micronesia
Egypt Air
El Al Israel Airlines Doesn't Fly here
Emirates Airlines
Garuda Airlines Stopped Flying here. is suppost to restart soon
Gulf Air
Japan Airlines
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Korean Air
Lufthansa German Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Philippine Airlines
Qantas Airways
Qatar Airways
Royal Brunei Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways
United Airlines no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with Star Alliance partners
Vietnam Airlines [QUOTE]

***kiretoce*** · February 22nd, 2005, 11:06 PM

/\ I knew I was "iffy" about El Al Israel Airlines and Garuda Indonesia Airlines serving MNL, thanks for further clarifying that!

howjimaru · February 23rd, 2005, 02:45 AM

how about EVA air?

kiku99 · February 23rd, 2005, 03:54 AM

the new terminal looks nice.

normandb · February 23rd, 2005, 09:17 AM

Thanks for the update guys.

***kiretoce*** · February 23rd, 2005, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howjimaru

how about EVA air?

Oops! Forgot that one! Yeah, EVA Air also flies to MNL.

Except for KLM and Lufthansa, I want more EU carriers to fly to MNL. We used to have British Airways, Air France, Alitalia, Swissair, Iberia, Sabena and SAS Scandinavia flying in from their hubs in Europe. I'd like to see Virgin Airways and Aeroflot someday.

As of now Northwest Airlines is the only North American carrier with flights originating in the US (via their Asian hubs at NRT, KIX and NGO). Former North American carriers that serve MNL were United Airlines, Pan-Am Airlines, TWA and Canadian Airlines. Continental Airlines also fly to MNL but it's via their Pacific routes from GUM (Guam) and uses Continental's Air Micronesia brand.

***Chibcha2k*** · February 24th, 2005, 04:02 AM

NAIA looks awesome... there's a lot of capacity there, with just 2 runways!

elfreako · February 24th, 2005, 08:17 AM

I'm really surprised that Garuda don't fly to Manila! That's crazy. That's like Air New Zealand not flying to Sydney!

Solblanc · February 24th, 2005, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elfreako

I'm really surprised that Garuda don't fly to Manila! That's crazy. That's like Air New Zealand not flying to Sydney!

Well, technically, PAL's Manila-Jakarta flight via Singapore is codeshared with Garuda. Its at least on a widebody A330, although its not direct.

normandb · February 24th, 2005, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solblanc

Well, technically, PAL's Manila-Jakarta flight via Singapore is codeshared with Garuda. Its at least on a widebody A330, although its not direct.

one indonesian airline fly direct to Davao International Airport instead of Manila International Airport but i forgot the name of the aircraft. Manado-Davao and Manado-Zamboanga i think but no Manila-Jakarta.

***kiretoce*** · February 24th, 2005, 08:22 PM

Bouraq Airlines flies from Manado to Davao and vice versa, also new entrant to the market is South Phoenix Airways, they have Davao-Zamboanga-Manado flights and vice versa.

leauparkenzoguy · February 25th, 2005, 07:42 PM

Thanks for the infos. No latin american and african airlines flying to manille.

leauparkenzoguy · February 25th, 2005, 08:23 PM

I just notice this: If you are going to look at the ceiling of this part of the naia-terminal 3 you will notice that there is no lamp/light attach to the ceiling because it uses the natural light coming from the sun during daylight (part of the roof is made of glass i think to let the light of the sun lit the entire area) and once the evening comes the light on the V-shape beams open (see last photo) and it literally gives light to the ceiling and not the floor and this actually gives a relaxing and tranquil atmosphere to the building and i like that it makes me feel like im in my living room. I hope when this terminal opens I will have a chance to use this when i visit Asia.

***kiretoce*** · February 25th, 2005, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leauparkenzoguy

Thanks for the infos. No latin american and african airlines flying to manille.

Sorry....not at this time. But hopefully air carriers from Africa and Latin America will discover this little-known corner of the world and start services from Manila to their hometown hubs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by leauparkenzoguy

I just notice this: If you are going to look at the ceiling of this part of the naia-terminal 3 you will notice that there is no lamp/light attach to the ceiling because it uses the natural light coming from the sun during daylight (part of the roof is made of glass i think to let the light of the sun lit the entire area) and once the evening comes the light on the V-shape beams open (see last photo) and it literally gives light to the ceiling and not the floor and this actually gives a relaxing and tranquil atmosphere to the building and i like that it makes me feel like im in my living room. I hope when this terminal opens I will have a chance to use this when i visit Asia.

Wow! I didn't even notice that! You have a keen sense of observation!

February 21st, 2005, 12:05 PM	#1
normandb BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 906	Manila - Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) The Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA, (IATA: MNL, ICAO: RPLL) is the airport serving the general area of Manila and its surrounding metropolitan area. Located along the border between Pasay City and Parañaque City, about seven kilometers south of Manila proper, and southwest of Makati City, NAIA is the main international gateway for travelers to the Philippines and is the hub for all Philippine airlines. It is managed by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), a branch of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). Officially, NAIA is the only airport serving the Manila area. However, in practice, both NAIA and Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) in Angeles City, Pampanga serve the Manila area, with DMIA catering mostly to low-cost carriers that avail of the lower landing fees than those in NAIA. In the long term, DMIA is set to replace NAIA as the primary airport of the Philippines. In 2006, the airport handled 17.7 million passengers. This showed an 8.9% growth in passenger numbers from the 2005 figures of 16,193,611 and placed the airport as the 72nd busiest airport worldwide in terms of passenger traffic. In 2007, the airport handled 21,261,133 passengers. This was a 20.4% growth in passenger numbers compared to 2006, placing the airport 59th worldwide in terms of passenger traffic. MABUHAY More Photos of the airport terminals in this website http://www.geocities.com/manila_naia NAIA Terminal 1 has 14 gates NAIA Terminal 2 has 12 gates NAIA Terminal 3 has 28 gates Aerial View of Manila - Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 The first terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 is the original terminal and was constructed in 1981. The 67,000 square meter terminal was designed by filipino architect Leandro V. Locsin and has a design capacity of 6 million passengers per year. access road to the international terminal 1 Banks and ATMs Terminal 2 The second terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, was finished in 1998 and is popularly called the Centennial Terminal since 1998 was the centennial year of the declaration of Philippine Independence from Spain. The 75,000 square meter terminal was originally designed by Aeroports de Paris to be a domestic terminal. The design capacity is 9 million passengers per year. Airport Control Tower Left and Right Concourses contact gate contact gate waiting area Left Concourse Terminal 3 The third terminal, Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, was approved for construction in 1997. The ultra modern facility was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) to have a capacity of 13 to 15 million passengers per year. Terminal 3 is built on a 63.5-hectare lot that sits on Villamor Air Base. The terminal building has a total floor area of 182,500 m², having a total length of 1.2 kilometres. A four-level shopping mall connects the terminal and parking buildings. The parking building has a capacity of 2,000 cars while the outdoor parking area has a capacity of 1,200 cars. The terminal is capable of servicing 33,000 passengers daily at peak or 6,000 passengers per hour. Its apron area has a size of 147,400 m², 34 air bridges, 20 contact gates with the ability of servicing 28 planes at any given time. The terminal has 70 flight information terminals, 314 display monitors, with 300 kilometres of fibre optic I.T. cabling. It also has 29 restroom blocks. The departure area has five entrances all equipped with X-ray machines with the final security check having 18 X-ray machines while its baggage claim has 7 large baggage carousels, each with its own flight display monitor. The New International Terminal Departure Facade of the Departure Area Arrival Check-In Area Immigration Area Indoor Parking Area Roof Top of Indoor Parking Area Outdoor Parking Access Roads Last edited by normandb; August 14th, 2008 at 01:07 PM.

February 22nd, 2005, 04:26 PM	#4
*kiretoce* I got both my eyes on YOU Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,485	Asia: Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air Macau, Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Japan Airlines. Pacific: Qantas Airways, Air Niugini and Continental Air Micronesia. North America: Northwest Airlines. Middle East: Saudi Arabian Airlines, Emirates Airways, Gulf Air, Egypt Air, Qatar Airways and very soon, Etihad Airways. Europe: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Lufthansa German Airlines. Philippine international carriers are: Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Air and Air Philippines. __________________ I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep because everything is never as it seems. Last edited by kiretoce; February 22nd, 2005 at 09:41 PM.

February 22nd, 2005, 09:16 PM	#5
normandb BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 906	Complete List of International Airlines flying to Manila International Airport as of February 2005 Air France Air Macau Air Niugini Air Philippines Alitalia Asiana Airlines British Airways American Airlines Cathay Pacific Cebu Pacific Air China Airlines China Southern Airlines Continental Micronesia Egypt Air El Al Israel Airlines Emirates Airlines Garuda Airline Gulf Air Japan Airlines KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Korean Air Lufthansa German Airlines Malaysia Airlines Northwest Airlines Philippine Airlines Qantas Airways Qatar Airways Royal Brunei Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines Singapore Airlines Thai Airways United Airlines Vietnam Airlines Last edited by normandb; February 22nd, 2005 at 09:25 PM.

February 22nd, 2005, 10:00 PM	#7
ewh1 Red Hot. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 47	[QUOTE=kiretoce] Complete List of International Airlines flying to Manila International Airport as of February 2005 Air France no longer flying to MNL after merger with KLM, code share flights with Sky Team Alliance partners Air Macau Air Niugini Air Philippines Alitalia no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with SkyTeam Alliance partners Asiana Airlines British Airways no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with OneWorld Alliance partners American Airlines code share flights with OneWorld Alliance partners Cathay Pacific Cebu Pacific Air China Airlines China Southern Airlines Continental Micronesia Egypt Air El Al Israel Airlines Doesn't Fly here Emirates Airlines Garuda Airlines Stopped Flying here. is suppost to restart soon** Gulf Air Japan Airlines KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Korean Air Lufthansa German Airlines Malaysia Airlines Northwest Airlines Philippine Airlines Qantas Airways Qatar Airways Royal Brunei Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines Singapore Airlines Thai Airways United Airlines no longer flying to MNL, code share flights with Star Alliance partners Vietnam Airlines [QUOTE] __________________ cha cha cha cha. Last edited by ewh1; February 24th, 2005 at 05:49 AM.

February 22nd, 2005, 11:06 PM	#8
*kiretoce* I got both my eyes on YOU Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,485	/\ I knew I was "iffy" about El Al Israel Airlines and Garuda Indonesia Airlines serving MNL, thanks for further clarifying that! __________________ I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep because everything is never as it seems.

February 21st, 2005, 07:50 PM	#2
normandb BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 906	The new ultra-modern and bigger Terminal 3 will be open this June 2005. The opening was delayed for 2 years. It has 28 gates (18 contact gates and 10 remote parking stands). It has a total floor area of 209,000 square meters (189,000sqm for Terminal building and 20,000sqm for shopping mall).

February 22nd, 2005, 02:21 PM	#3
leauparkenzoguy Kenzo Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Paris Posts: 8	How many and what are the international airlines that fly to Manille?

February 23rd, 2005, 02:45 AM	#9
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February 23rd, 2005, 03:54 AM	#10
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February 23rd, 2005, 09:17 AM	#11
normandb BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Manila Posts: 906	Thanks for the update guys.

February 24th, 2005, 04:02 AM	#13
*Chibcha2k* XPC Fagua chinanuca Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Altiplano Cundiboyacense sumercé Posts: 6,180	NAIA looks awesome... there's a lot of capacity there, with just 2 runways! __________________ WAYUU Jemeishi taya julü’ü wane mma warattüsiü Kepiashi taya ja’aka jorottüi, jaitairü apain. Taya juwaralain wane lapü jumaiwajatü Vito Apüshana

February 24th, 2005, 08:17 AM	#14
elfreako Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Doha Posts: 360	I'm really surprised that Garuda don't fly to Manila! That's crazy. That's like Air New Zealand not flying to Sydney!

February 24th, 2005, 08:22 PM	#17
*kiretoce* I got both my eyes on YOU Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,485	Bouraq Airlines flies from Manado to Davao and vice versa, also new entrant to the market is South Phoenix Airways, they have Davao-Zamboanga-Manado flights and vice versa. __________________ I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep because everything is never as it seems.

February 25th, 2005, 07:42 PM	#18
leauparkenzoguy Kenzo Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Paris Posts: 8	Thanks for the infos. No latin american and african airlines flying to manille.

February 25th, 2005, 08:23 PM	#19
leauparkenzoguy Kenzo Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Paris Posts: 8	I just notice this: If you are going to look at the ceiling of this part of the naia-terminal 3 you will notice that there is no lamp/light attach to the ceiling because it uses the natural light coming from the sun during daylight (part of the roof is made of glass i think to let the light of the sun lit the entire area) and once the evening comes the light on the V-shape beams open (see last photo) and it literally gives light to the ceiling and not the floor and this actually gives a relaxing and tranquil atmosphere to the building and i like that it makes me feel like im in my living room. I hope when this terminal opens I will have a chance to use this when i visit Asia.

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