Ninoy Aquino International Airport, also known as Manila International Airport (MIA), is the main international airport serving Metro Manila in the Philippines. Located between the cities of Pasay and Parañaque, about 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) south of Manila proper and southwest of Makati, it is the main gateway for travelers to the Philippines and serves as a hub for PAL Express and Philippine Airlines. It is also the main operating base for AirSWIFT, Cebgo, Cebu Pacific, and Philippines AirAsia.
Aerial view of NAIA from northeast in January 2023.
Nichols Field runway, currently Runway 13/31, with Pasay and Manila in the background, taken prior to 1941
Cebu Pacific and Philippines AirAsia Airbus A320s at the remote gates of Terminal 3
Exterior of Terminal 1 (Ninoy Aquino Terminal)
Cebu Air, Inc., operating as Cebu Pacific, is a Philippine low-cost airline based at Pasay in Metro Manila. Founded in 1988, it is Asia's first low-cost airline. It offers scheduled flights to both domestic and international destinations. The airline operates flights from five bases in Cebu, Clark, Davao, Iloilo, and its largest base in Manila.
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 on one of its final flight to Mactan–Cebu International Airport in 2006
Cebu Pacific's first Airbus aircraft, an A320-200 (wearing the 2005–2016 livery), as pictured at Hong Kong International Airport in December 2005.
The entry of the Airbus A330 in 2013 coincided with the launching of Cebu Pacific's low-cost, long-haul international flights.
Cebu Pacific headquarters, as viewed from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway.