Subic Bay International Airport
Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) serves as a secondary and diversion airport for both the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila and the Clark International Airport in Pampanga.[1]
| Subic Bay International Airport Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Look ng Subic | |||
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| Aerial view of Subic Bay International Airport | |||
| IATA: SFS – ICAO: RPLB – WMO: 98426 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority | ||
| Serves | Zambales and Bataan | ||
| Location | Mabayo, Morong, Bataan, Philippines | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 m / 64 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 14°47′39″N 120°16′15″E / 14.79417°N 120.27083°ECoordinates: 14°47′39″N 120°16′15″E / 14.79417°N 120.27083°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 07/25 | 2,744 | 9,003 | Asphalt |
SBIA also directly serves the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Its airport codes are (IATA: SFS, ICAO: RPLB). The airport was once known as Cubi Point, naval air station of the Subic Naval Base of the United States Navy before the eruption of Mount Pinatubo and its closure.
Subic Bay Airfield
The restoration of the Subic Bay Airfield (U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay) as a new "forward operating base" will host the maritime patrol assets for maritime and territorial disputes in the South China Sea, in line with the Philippines' and United States Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC). Situated along the former Naval Air Station Cubi Point at Naval Base Subic Bay edge, the project is aimed to enhance the surveillance and deployment capacities serving both countries.[2]
Subic Bay International Airport Media
References
- ↑ WELCOME TO SUBIC BAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Philippines) | Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority[dead link]
- ↑ US Department of Defense (2013). The Dictionary of Military Terms. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 9781628730197.
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