# Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK / RPLC)

**Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base** (IATA: CRK, ICAO: RPLC) is a large airport in Mabalacat, Pampanga Province, Philippines. It opened on 16 Jun 1996. It has one runway, 3,200 m (10,499 ft) long, concrete. In 2020 it handled 942 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rplc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CRK / RPLC
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Mabalacat, Pampanga Province, Philippines
- Opened: 16 Jun 1996
- Elevation: 148 m / 484 ft
- Coordinates: 15.1860, 120.5600
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 m / 10,499 ft
- Passengers: 941,532 (2020)
- Time zone: UTC+8 · Asia/Manila
- Website: http://www.clarkairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_International_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q692279
- Weather station: RPLC · WMO 98327
- Ident: RPLC

## Timeline

- 16 Jun 1996: Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02R/20L | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 021° / 201° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 590,524 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 654,229 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 767,109 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,315,757 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,200,592 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 877,757 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 868,528 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 951,007 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,514,531 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,664,378 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 4,000,211 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 941,532 | Wikidata |

## Routes

37 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (26)

- [SJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpuh.md) San Jose Airport · Philippines · 318 km / 198 mi · Cebgo
- [WNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpun.md) Naga Airport · Philippines · 342 km / 213 mi · Cebgo
- [USU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvv.md) Francisco B. Reyes (Busuanga) Airport · Philippines · 344 km / 214 mi · Sunlight Air, Cebgo, PAL Express
- [TBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvu.md) Tugdan Airport · Philippines · 360 km / 224 mi · Sunlight Air
- [MPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpve.md) Godofredo P. Ramos Airport · Philippines · 393 km / 244 mi · Sunlight Air, Cebu Pacific
- [MBT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvj.md) Moises R. Espinosa Airport · Philippines · 456 km / 283 mi · Cebgo
- [ENI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpen.md) El Nido Airport · Philippines · 460 km / 286 mi · Cebgo
- [ILO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvi.md) Iloilo International Airport · Philippines · 527 km / 327 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [BSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpuo.md) Basco Airport · Philippines · 604 km / 375 mi · PAL Express
- [PPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvp.md) Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base · Philippines · 636 km / 395 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [CEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpvm.md) Mactan Cebu International Airport · Philippines · 657 km / 408 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [TAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpsp.md) Bohol-Panglao International Airport · Philippines · 715 km / 444 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [IAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpns.md) Siargao Airport · Philippines · 837 km / 520 mi · Sunlight Air, Cebgo
- [DVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpmd.md) Francisco Bangoy International Airport · Philippines · 1,054 km / 655 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 1,057 km / 657 mi · HK Express, Cebu Pacific
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 1,102 km / 685 mi · EVA Air
- [SGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvts.md) Tan Son Nhat International Airport · Vietnam · 1,583 km / 984 mi · VietJet Air
- [HAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vvnb.md) Noi Bai International Airport · Vietnam · 1,695 km / 1,053 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 2,139 km / 1,329 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [PUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rkpk.md) Gimhae International Airport · South Korea · 2,375 km / 1,476 mi · Jin Air
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 2,382 km / 1,480 mi · Scoot, Cebu Pacific
- [CJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rktu.md) Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) · South Korea · 2,491 km / 1,548 mi · Aero K
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 2,545 km / 1,581 mi · Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, Jin Air
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 3,020 km / 1,877 mi · Cebu Pacific
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 6,832 km / 4,245 mi · Emirates
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 7,209 km / 4,479 mi · Qatar Airways

### Cargo (13)

- [ZUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsd.md) Zhuhai Jinwan Airport · China · 1,071 km / 665 mi · Jiangsu JD Cargo Airlines
- [JJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqz.md) Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport · China · 1,088 km / 676 mi · China Postal Airlines
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 1,091 km / 678 mi · Shandong Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 1,188 km / 738 mi · China Postal Airlines
- [HAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zjhk.md) Haikou Meilan International Airport · China · 1,193 km / 741 mi · Royal Air Philippines
- [FOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsfz.md) Fuzhou Changle International Airport · China · 1,198 km / 744 mi · China Postal Airlines
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 1,540 km / 957 mi · Royal Air Philippines
- [YIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsyw.md) Yiwu Airport · China · 1,575 km / 979 mi · China Postal Airlines
- [NKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsnj.md) Nanjing Lukou International Airport · China · 1,848 km / 1,148 mi · Royal Air Philippines
- [CGO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zhcc.md) Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport · China · 2,253 km / 1,400 mi · Tianjin Air Cargo
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 2,382 km / 1,480 mi · FedEx Express
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 2,545 km / 1,581 mi · FedEx Express
- [KIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjbb.md) Kansai International Airport · Japan · 2,596 km / 1,613 mi · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CRK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- 5J [Cebu Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebu-pacific) · 11
- DG [Cebgo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebgo) · 6
- XO [PUTANG INA KA Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/putang-ina-ka-airways)

### Passenger (12)

- [Sunlight Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunlight-air) · 4
- LJ [Jin Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jin-air) · 2
- 2P [PAL Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pal-express) · 2
- RF [Aero K](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-k) · 1
- OZ [Asiana Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asiana-airlines) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- UO [HK Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hk-express) · 1
- 7C [Jeju Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jeju-air) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- TZ [Scoot](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scoot) · 1
- VJ [VietJet Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vietjet-air) · 1

### Cargo (6)

- CF [China Postal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-postal-airlines) · 4
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 3
- [Royal Air Philippines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-philippines) · 3
- JG [Jiangsu JD Cargo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jiangsu-jd-cargo-airlines) · 1
- SC [Shandong Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shandong-airlines) · 1
- [Tianjin Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tianjin-air-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Spirit of Manila Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spirit-of-manila-airlines), [TransGlobal Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transglobal-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 942K (2020) | #845 of 3,974 | #264 in Asia | #12 in PH |
| Longest runway | 3,200 m / 10,499 ft | =818 of 29,858 | =245 in Asia | #4 in PH |
| Elevation | 148 m / 484 ft | =27,432 of 43,403 | #1,507 in Asia | #26 in PH |
| Age | Opened 1996 | =10,634 of 15,079 | =510 in Asia | =18 in PH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =3 in PH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP | 119.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.200 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.200 |
| FSS | RDO | 544.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [SFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rplb.md) Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point · 53 km / 33 mi
- [SGL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpls.md) Danilo Atienza Air Base · 85 km / 53 mi
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [BQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpur.md) Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport · 117 km / 73 mi
- [BAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpub.md) Loakan Airport · 132 km / 82 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Clark International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clark_International_Airport&oldid=1374358647), revision of 11 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/rplc/data