This is a list of airports in the Greater Manila Area, the most populous urban agglomeration in the Philippines. Though there are several definitions over what comprises the area, for the purposes of this article the entire administrative region of Metro Manila and the surrounding provinces of Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga and Rizal are considered its components.
There are currently 1 airport, but consist of 4 terminals. This are Terminal 1 located at Paranque near at Duty Free Market and SnR market, Terminal 2 which located at Paranque also near at CAAP, Terminal 3 located in Pasay near Resort World Manila and other Hotel like Mariott Hotel, etc. The last one Terminal 4 located in Pasay near at Cebu Pacific Office, AirAsia office, and LTO Land Transportation Office. However, the majority of passenger traffic goes through Metro Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which is the Philippines' busiest airport and major hub. Clark International Airport, which has been developed into an alternate international gateway, also sees a significant amount of traffic. Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA), although classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), currently only hosts domestic flights.
Commercial airports
Military airfields
The following airports are operated by branches of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for military or mixed military-civilian use.
General aviation airports
Water aerodromes
Heliports
Others
Proposed new Manila airport
As early as the 1980s, there has been recognition of the constraints to expanding the Manila (later renamed Ninoy Aquino) International Airport's capacity and its continued ability to handle the projected growth in aircraft movements and passenger traffic.
In May 2011, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) submitted to the Philippine Government a study concerning air transport needs within the Greater Manila Area, which concluded that the development of a new gateway airport was "an urgent need" given that the runway capacity at the existing Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was "already almost saturated."
The Philippine Government during the term of President Benigno Aquino III responded by adopting a dual airport system in May 2013, which entailed the upgrade of the facilities at Ninoy Aquino International Airport while also expanding capacity at Clark International Airport.
JICA study
In October 2013 the Aquino administration requested JICA to conduct a pre-feasibility study to determine the best location of the new gateway airport recommended in the 2011 JICA study. After considering the cost and viability of five options the pre-feasibility study identified two potential sites for the airport: Sangley Point and Laguna de Bay which would both involve reclaiming at least 2,000 hectares of land.
On 13 June 2014 JICA formally recommended the construction of a new airport in the vicinity of Sangley Point, Cavite City, with the lower cost being among the factors considered: reclaiming land in that area will cost only 120 billion (US$2.4 billion) compared to 240 billion at Laguna de Bay (US$4.8 billion). With this recommendation JICA began to work on a full feasibility study for the new Sangley Point-area airport, with 2025 as the target date for its opening.
The full feasibility study has two phases: the first phase will compare two potential sites in the vicinity of Sangley Point, while the second phase will involve an "in-depth" analysis on the chosen location. The study's final recommendation is expected to endorse one of two options: building the airport on the same site as the Danilo Atienza Air Base on Sangley Point at a cost of US$10 billion, or constructing on reclaimed land in central Manila Bay between the air base and another reclaimed area at a cost of US$13 billion. The airport, expected to be commercially operational by 2025 at the earliest, will initially have two runways but can be expanded to four runways capable of handling 700,000 aircraft movements and 130 million passengers annually.