NAIA Terminal 1 (Parañaque)

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Bacoor / Parañaque
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Popularly known as NAIA 1

The development of the Manila International Airport was spearheaded by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, through the promulgation of Executive Order No. 381, which authorized the airport's development. In 1973, a feasibility study/airport master plan was done by Airways Engineering Corporation through a US$29.6 million loan from the Asian Development Bank. The Detailed Engineering Design of the New Manila International Airport Development Project was done by Renardet-Sauti/Transplan/F.F. Cruz Consultant while the terminal's Detailed Architectural Design was prepared by Leandro Locsin's L.V. Locsin and Associates.

The old Manila International Airport terminal buildingIn 1974, the detailed designs were adopted by the Philippine Government and was subsequently approved by the Asian Development Bank on September 18, 1975. Actual work on the terminal began during the second quarter of 1978.

Being the second oldest terminal at NAIA, the terminal was completed in 1981 and had a size of 67,000 square meters with a design capacity of 4.5 million passengers per year. It currently serves all non-Philippine Airlines international flights. In 1989, a Master Plan Review recommended the construction of two new terminals (NAIA 2 and NAIA 3), as well as many other facility improvements.

The terminal reached capacity in 1991, when it registered a total passenger volume of 4.53 million. Since 1991, the terminal has been over capacity and has been recording an annual average growth rate of 11%. It has 18 airbridges and services 28 airlines (as of July 2014). Interestingly enough, the building does not have a Gate 8 and a Gate 13.

It was once listed as one of the worst airports in Asia and in the world. As a response to that, it underwent renovations from 2014 to 2015.
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Coordinates:   14°30'19"N   121°0'18"E

Comments

  • ...but is now under renovation to resolve that issue. :)
  • clean this damn filthy airport.................NNNNNNOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!
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