Mactan–Cebu International Airport

Mactan–Cebu International Airport (Cebuano: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan–Sugbo, Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan–Cebu; IATA: CEB, ICAO: RPVM) is the second busiest international airport in the Philippines.[2] It is located in the city of Lapu-Lapu on Mactan Island, a part of Metro Cebu and serves the Central Visayas region. The airport is managed by the Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority and serves as a hub for Cebu Pacific, Pan Pacific Airlines, and Royal Air Charter Service.

Mactan–Cebu International Airport

Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan–Sugbo
Exterior of Terminal 2 and air traffic control tower from the apron.
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerMactan-Cebu International Airport Authority
OperatorGMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation
ServesMetro Cebu and Central Visayas
LocationLapu-Lapu Airport Road, Barangay Ibo, Lapu-Lapu, Central Visayas
Hub for
Focus city for
Built1956
Elevation AMSL9 m / 31 ft
Coordinates10°18′26″N 123°58′44″E
Websitewww.mactancebuairport.com
Map
CEB/RPVM
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,300 10,827 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers12,662,055
11.29%
Aircraft movements107,794
7%
Cargo (in kg)76,570,966
6.69%
Source: MCIAA[1]

On 797 hectares (1,970 acres), it has a single 3,300-meter (10,800 ft) runway that was built by the United States in 1956 as an emergency airport for U.S. Air Forces' Strategic Air Command bombers and was known as the Mactan Air Base.[3] The runway is complemented by a full-length taxiway that it shares with the current Mactan Air Base of the Philippine Air Force.

History

The runway was built by the United States Air Force in 1956 as an emergency airport for Strategic Air Command bombers and it was known as the Mactan Air Base.[3] It remained a spartan outpost until the Vietnam War in the 1960s when it became a base for a C-130 unit of the U.S. Air Force.[3]

In the mid-1960s, the civilian airport was opened, to replace the now closed Lahug Airport (now the site of Cebu IT Park), which could no longer be expanded due to safety and physical problems. The airport was later expanded to the current Mactan–Cebu International Airport (MCIA).

On August 20, 2008, the Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) announced that about 300 million Philippine pesos will be spent for the terminal expansion program to address the increasing volume of passenger traffic. MCIAA former general manager Danilo Augusto Francia said the program also includes the establishment of a second passenger terminal in the Mactan–Cebu International Airport.[4] In 2009, former general manager Francia announced for the public bidding for the construction of the new generation terminal to service only international flights.

In 2010, the newly elected Philippine President, Benigno Aquino III selected Nigel Paul Villarete as the new General Manager of the Mactan–Cebu International Airport (MCIA)[5] and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MCIAA. Mr. Villarete prioritized the completion of the terminal expansion[6] and the completion of the unfinished administration building.[7]

Following Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), one of the biggest typhoons ever recorded and one of the most destructive typhoons in the Philippines, the airport was used as a center for air operations for the relief effort. The airport is centrally located in the Visayas which was the region most affected by the storm, especially the Eastern Visayas islands of Leyte and Samar. The Cebu airport was relatively unaffected by the storm while the airports of the Eastern Visayas were unusable immediately after.

On November 12, 2013, the world's longest and heaviest aircraft, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, landed at MCIA from the Zagreb International Airport in Croatia for the first time in the Philippines to deliver a 180-ton replacement transformer from the Croatian energy company KONČAR to the First Gen Corporation's power plant in Batangas City. Officials of First Gen approached MCIAA General Manager Nigel Paul Villarete to allow the Antonov An-225 to utilize the airport for the transportation of their delivery after officials from Clark International Airport, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, and Subic Bay International Airport refused to allow the aircraft to utilize their airports.[8] According to First Gen President Francis Giles Puno, MCIA had been inspected by Antonov Airlines, the owner of the Antonov An-225 aircraft, as the most viable option for their aircraft, "after considering the combination of airport, onward land transport and sea freight."[9]

On April 23, 2014, the Department of Transportation and Communications awarded the operations and maintenance of MCIA to a consortium of the Philippine Megawide Construction Corporation and Bangalore-based GMR Infrastructure. The consortium won with a bid of ₱17.5 billion . MCIAA handed over the operations and maintenance of the airport to the private consortium on November 1, 2014.[10] In the first half of 2016, MCIA and GMCAC started the rehabilitation, renovation and expansion of Terminal 1 as Phase 1 of the project. The new terminal building was designed by Integrated Design Associates Ltd. (IDA)[11][12] On January 25, 2018, GMR–Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) chief executive advisor Andrew Acquaah-Harrison announced that the new terminal building would be the MCIA Terminal 2[13] will start operations on July 1, 2018 and cater to international flights.[14]

On July 29, 2015, President Benigno Aquino III led the ground-breaking rites at the site of the old Philippine Air Force base in Lapu-Lapu City which had been demolished to pave way for the Terminal 2 construction.[15] On June 7, 2018, Terminal 2 was inaugurated by President Rodrigo Duterte.[16][17] On August 27, 2018, which is also National Heroes Day in the Philippines, President Duterte expressed support for renaming the airport after Mactan chieftain Lapu-Lapu whose forces killed Ferdinand Magellan during the Battle of Mactan in 1521.[18]

On June 4, 2019, an A350-1000, the most advanced aircraft of Airbus, landed at MCIA for the first time as the Cathay Pacific airliner to be used primarily along with the A330-300 for Hong Kong-Cebu and Cebu-Hong Kong flights.

In 2020, the second runway of the airport will begin its construction so that planes could land at the airport simultaneously.

Future development

On May 22, 2017, Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) passed a resolution approving the proposal to start the construction of a second runway, which was proposed by Rep. Raul Del Mar of Cebu. Del Mar proposed that the construction of the second runway be funded using P4.9- billion sourced from the P14.4 billion premium given by the GMCAC when it won the bid to develop and manage the MCIA terminal. Once completed, the second runway will be adjacent to the existing first runway and will enable simultaneous runway operations.[19]

Terminals
President Rodrigo Duterte takes a tour inside the newly inaugurated MCIA Terminal 2 in 2018.

Terminal 1 (Domestic)

Terminal 1, which was built in 1990, serves as the airport's domestic terminal. Prior to the completion and opening of Terminal 2, it housed both domestic and international operations and has an annual capacity of 4.5 million passengers. By the end of 2017, it served more than 10 million passengers.[20]

The terminal has six boarding bridges and also has remote parking spaces for aircraft.

Terminal 2 (International)

Terminal 2, which started construction in 2016 and opened for operations on July 1, 2018, is the newest airport terminal and has increased the capacity of the airport to 12.5 million passengers per year.[21] It currently handles all international flights. The design of the terminal has timber arches that look like an inverted boat hull, and a wave-like roof that evokes a tropical and resort-like feel. It represents the sea waves that surrounds the island of Cebu. The international terminal won an award for the category "Completed Buildings – Transport" at the World Architecture Festival in 2019.[22][23]

The new terminal building has five boarding bridges, two of which are expandable, thus making a total of seven boarding bridges.

Airport lounges

Airlines and destinations
A Boeing 777F operated by Emirates SkyCargo lands at the airport to deliver relief goods for Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda donated by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development.

The airport hosts 36 domestic destinations and 37 international routes.[24] However, due to cancellation of flights following the COVID-19 pandemic, this list is no longer current and destinations are subject to change without prior notice.[25][26]

Cebu Pacific's A320-200 taxiing at the ramp.
Philippine Airlines' A330-300 taking off.
SilkAir's A320-200 landing.

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Air BusanBusan, Seoul–Incheon
Air JuanBantayan, Catbalogan, Maasin, Naval, Sipalay, Siquijor, Tagbilaran
AirSWIFTEl Nido
Asiana AirlinesSeoul–Incheon
Cathay PacificHong Kong
Cebu PacificCagayan de Oro, Caticlan, Clark, Cotabato, Davao, General Santos, Hong Kong, Iloilo, Kalibo, Macau, Manila, Puerto Princesa, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, Tokyo–Narita, Zamboanga
Cebu Pacific
operated by Cebgo		Bacolod, Busuanga, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calbayog, Camiguin, Caticlan, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Legazpi, Manila, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Siargao, Surigao, Tacloban, Zamboanga
China AirlinesTaipei–Taoyuan[27][28]
China Eastern AirlinesShanghai–Pudong
Seasonal: Nanjing
China Southern AirlinesGuangzhou
EmiratesDubai–International1
EVA AirTaipei–Taoyuan
Jeju AirBusan, Daegu, Muan, Seoul–Incheon
Jin AirBusan, Seoul–Incheon
Juneyao AirlinesSeasonal: Shanghai–Pudong
Korean AirSeoul–Incheon
Lucky AirKunming
Pan Pacific AirlinesSeoul–Incheon
Philippine AirlinesBangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Davao, Los Angeles (resumes March 6, 2021),[29] Manila, Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Kansai, Seoul–Incheon, Tokyo–Narita
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express		Bacolod, Busuanga, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Camiguin, Caticlan, Clark, Davao, Dipolog,[30] General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Legazpi, Manila, Ozamiz, Puerto Princesa, Siargao, Tacloban, Zamboanga[30]
Philippines AirAsiaCagayan de Oro, Caticlan, Clark, Davao, General Santos, Kalibo, Kaohsiung,[31] Kuala Lumpur–International, Macau, Manila, Puerto Princesa, Seoul–Incheon, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taipei–Taoyuan, Zamboanga[32]
Qatar AirwaysDoha[33]
ScootSingapore
Sichuan Airlines Chongqing
Tigerair Taiwan Taipei–Taoyuan
T'way AirlinesDaegu
XiamenAir Chengdu, Quanzhou, Xiamen

^Note 1 : Emirates flights continue on to Clark. However, the airline does not have eighth freedom traffic rights to transport passengers solely from Cebu to Clark.

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Air Hong Kong Hong Kong
FedEx Express Guangzhou
Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines Hong Kong

Statistics
Terminal 1's former departure waiting area.
Former exterior of Terminal 1.

Data from the Mactan–Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).[34][35]

Passenger movements
YearDomesticInternationalTotalChange
1991 1,401,67157,9881,459,659
1992 1,592,17397,8421,690,015 15.78%
1993 1,635,779172,9661,808,745 7.03%
1994 1,714,104244,6021,958,706 8.29%
1995 1,841,904307,2032,149,107 9.72%
1996 2,047,966354,8182,402,784 11.80%
1997 2,331,431387,1902,718,621 13.14%
1998 1,759,141312,6632,071,804 23.79%
1999 1,912,107384,0472,296,154 10.83%
2000 1,889,114403,7352,292,849 0.14%
2001 1,855,363397,3702,252,733 1.75%
2002 1,709,259425,9572,135,216 5.22%
2003 1,850,453422,3292,272,782 6.44%
2004 2,033,556578,2062,611,762 14.91%
2005 2,106,380672,2842,778,664 6.39%
2006 2,291,952778,2103,070,162 10.49%
2007 2,765,523965,9773,731,500 21.54%
2008 2,997,161994,0893,991,250 6.96%
2009 3,841,990920,9134,762,903 19.33%
2010 4,206,6511,206,8015,413,452 13.66%
2011 4,748,3331,467,6136,215,946 14.82%
2012 5,257,9411,513,3776,771,318 8.93%
2013 5,369,9291,626,1836,996,112 3.32%
2014 5,160,1091,679,7406,839,849 2.23%
2015 5,769,1042,012,1357,781,239 13.76%
2016 6,334,2832,436,3558,770,638 12.72%
2017 6,904,9783,145,96210,050,940 14.60%
2018 7,611,3983,788,48911,377,887 13.20%
2019 8,370,4664,291,58912,662,055 11.29%

Aircraft movements
YearDomesticInternationalTotalChange
1991 22,49578623,281
1992 22,63891923,557 1.19%
1993 18,4011,50819,909 15.49%
1994 18,1912,10920,300 1.96%
1995 18,8542,56521,419 5.51%
1996 21,1363,07924,215 13.05%
1997 23,5373,39826,935 11.23%
1998 18,2813,02221,303 20.91%
1999 21,9363,98625,922 21.68%
2000 20,6913,50924,200 6.64%
2001 24,3044,14028,444 17.54%
2002 24,3663,60127,967 1.68%
2003 24,4883,88628,374 1.46%
2004 23,8374,26128,098 0.97%
2005 22,4444,65327,097 3.56%
2006 22,1285,62127,749 2.41%
2007 24,0047,37331,377 13.07%
2008 27,2057,61934,824 10.99%
2009 37,3287,01144,339 27.32%
2010 39,4707,90747,377 6.85%
2011 44,3009,50953,809 13.58%
2012 49,2429,64658,888 9.44%
2013 53,95410,99164,945 10.29%
2014 44,65111,63056,281 13.34%
2015 48,85013,36362,213 10.54%
2016 55,80415,73971,543 15.00%
2017 65,31021,07086,380 20.74%
2018 75,01025,439100,449 16.29%
2019 79,28228,512107,794 7%

Cargo movements
YearDomestic (in kg)International (in kg)Total (in kg)Change
1991 22,704,044577,96623,282,010
1992 24,157,0261,914,63026,071,656 11.98%
1993 28,782,759739,66229,522,421 13.24%
1994 35,487,4421,106,36536,593,807 23.95%
1995 34,094,8766,837,27140,932,147 11.86%
1996 38,506,65710,862,81349,369,470 20.61%
1997 40,635,70912,082,14852,717,857 6.78%
1998 28,087,09218,598,13446,685,226 11.44%
1999 26,458,87519,189,75545,648,630 2.22%
2000 34,271,49422,326,35556,597,849 23.99%
2001 32,985,48419,712,62852,698,112 6.89%
2002 26,603,91719,840,62946,444,546 11.87%
2003 30,048,37119,428,12949,476,500 6.53%
2004 37,985,57219,678,00957,663,581 16.55%
2005 34,851,58217,343,81052,195,392 9.48%
2006 31,851,64418,773,80550,625,449 3.01%
2007 34,274,47119,198,45353,472,924 5.62%
2008 31,504,72917,435,68748,940,416 8.48%
2009 31,248,52514,610,52645,859,051 6.30%
2010 36,191,06918,686,89854,877,967 19.67%
2011 36,511,39415,271,65151,783,045 5.64%
2012 43,415,20913,558,39856,973,607 10.02%
2013 46,548,04215,186,42061,734,462 8.36%
2014 39,081,69615,048,59954,130,295 12.32%
2015 65,378,72419,353,49984,732,223 56.53%
2016 49,976,82816,947,00766,923,835 21.02%
2017 55,340,94517,974,16573,315,110 9.55%
2018 62,817,08019,240,76082,057,840 11.92%
2019 58,664,44217,906,52476,570,966 6.69%

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