(Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Philippines)

Clark International Airport

Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Diosdado Macapagal
Sulapawang Internasyonal ning Diosdado Macapagal

Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) - the Low-Cost Airport of the Year 2006.

Clark International Airport is:
Formerly the American 13th Air Force field in Central Luzon approximately 80km north of Manila (2-hour bus/car ride).
 

Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA), also called Clark International Airport, the main airport serving the immediate vicinity of the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) and the general area of Angeles City in the Philippines. It is located on an area of the CSEZ formerly used as the airfield of the Clark Air Base, which was closed in 1991 by the U.S. Air Force after the explosion of Mount Pinatubo, subsequently cleaned and reopened as the CSEZ.

The airport is managed by the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), a government corporation.

The airport is being developed to replace Ninoy Aquino International Airport by year 2010

After the cleanup of the base from lahar after the Volcanic Mount Pinatubo explosion, the base was reopened in 1993 as CSEZ.

This airport is designated to be the future primary international gateway of the Philippines to replace  Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila which has reached full capacity and can no longer be expanded.

In the early 2000s, the airport was renamed by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the DMIA (Diosdado Macapagal International Airport) in memory of her father, Diosdado Macapagal, the ninth Philippine president, who was a native of the province of Pampanga, where the airport is.

A Master Plan Development Plan of  Diosdado Macapagal International Airport is to expand and modernize the existing passenger terminal and turn it into a terminal for low cost airlines and soon to be the Philippines's premier international gateway, making it the fourth such terminal in Asia, after Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport and Singapore Changi Airport.

Travel arrangements between Clark-Manila-Clark:
A 40-seater air-conditioned bus service provided by the Philtranco Services Enterprises, bearing the AirAsia corporate logo will be available for surface transfer to and from Manila City and Clark International Airport.

Bus Fare

Between Pasay Terminal and Clark Airport = 350.00 pesos one way per person
Between SM Megamall and Clark Airport = 300.00 pesos one way per person

Payment: pay at Transport Counter (after baggage area, near the exit to Arrival Hall at the terminal building) or onboard the bus.

Tticket available at:

PhilTranco Pasay Terminal - Edsa Pasay City Philtranco Terminal at SM Megamall Building A, Ortigas Centre Pasig City Arrival Area of CRK Intl Airport

Pickup point At the Clark International Airport
Buses for guests who have just arrived will be parked outside the Arrival Hall of Clark International Airport's main exit.

Pickup point At the Philtranco Terminal, Manila
Pick-up point is at the Philtranco Terminal, Ground Floor, SM Megamall Building A, ADB Avenue, Ortigas Centre, Mandaluyong City.

Drop-off point In Manila
The drop-off point is at the Philtranco Terminal, Ground Floor, SM Megamall Building A, ADB Avenue, Ortigas Centre, Mandaluyong City.

More about express bus from Clark Airport to Manaila City :  http://www.airasia.com

Pasay Terminal