AIR TRANSPORTATION

I N T H E P H I L I P P I N E S

B Y G R O U P 3 ( K 4 P E C 1 )
 INTRODUCTION

Air transport is an aircraft design

for transporting passengers and
freight from one location to another
in the air using airplanes, jets,
rockets helicopters, and drones.
 INTRODUCTION

The Philippines is an archipelago

consisting of more than 7,000
islands, making air travel an
essential mode of transportation.
 ADVANTAGES OF AIR TRANSPORT

1. High Speed
3. Strategic Importance
- It is the fast speed means of
- An airway has great strategic
transport. Passengers and goods
importance. It can be used for
can be transported easily from one
internal and external security.
place to the other.

2. Minimum Cost 4. Easy transport of costly and light

- Unlike railways and road transport, goods
there is no need to spend money on - It is quite convenient to send
the construction of any track or road, costly, light and perishable goods
only airports have to be constructed. through air transport.
 ADVANTAGES OF AIR TRANSPORT

5. Free from physical barriers 6. Useful for Agriculture

- Air transport is free from physical - Air transport is useful for aerial
barriers like river, mountains and spray on pests and insects which
valleys etc. cause harm to crops.

7. Useful in natural calamities

- During earth quake, flood,
accidents and famine air transport
is used for rescue operations.
 DISADVANTAGES OF AIR TRANSPORT

1. High Costs Service 2. More Risks

- Air transport is a costly service. Its - Air transport is prone to accidents.
operational costs are too high. A small mistake can be very
dangerous for passengers. Hijacking
of planes is easily possible.
3. Huge Investments
- For creating aviation facilities, huge
investments are required. The cost of aero
planes, construction and maintenance of
aerodromes and control mechanism needs a
capital expenditure.
TIMELINE OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY
1931 – To handle the airline matters, the government created
an office under of the Department of Commerce and
Communications.
1941 – The first domestic airline, Philippine Airlines (PAL),
was founded. PAL is now also the flag-carrier airline of the
Philippines.
1952 – The Civil Aeronautics Board and the Civil Aeronautics
Administration was reorganized due to the Republic Act 776.
1973 – As it is the sole domestic airline, Philippine Airlines
(PAL) was virtually monopolizing the country’s aviation
industry.
1974 – PAL continues to dominate the industry by having the
monopoly on domestic travels.
1978 – The airline was given a new franchise, however,
under a provision that the government regulated the fares.
1995 – The industry was liberalized with the establishment of
domestic and international civil aviation liberalization policy
and the government control was removed.
1999 – Competing airlines increased. Due to this, PAL’s
market share decreased.
 AIRPLANE

• An airplane is a flying vehicle

that has fixed wings and engines
or propellers that thrust it forward
through the air. It is also the most
used air transportation in the
Philippines.
FOUR MAJOR
COMMERCIAL
AIRLINES

• Cebu Pacific
• Air Asia
• Philippine Airlines
• Skyjet
MAJOR AIRPORTS
IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 Ninoy Aquino
International
Airport (NAIA)

Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA, also known as

Manila International Airport or simply Manila Airport, is one of
the two international airports serving the Metro Manila Area
and the main international gateway to the Philippines.

It is named after Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., who

was murdered at the airport in 1983. NAIA is located along
the border between Pasay and Parañaque cities in Metro
Manila, about 7 km (3.4 miles) south of the city and
southwest of Makati Central Business District. 
Mactan-Cebu
International
Airport

Mactan-Cebu International
Airport is the second busiest among
Philippines airports, located in Lapu-
Lapu city on Mactan Island. Airport
serves Cebu City and its surrounding
area.
Iloilo International
Airport 

Iloilo International Airport is an

airport serving the Iloilo province,
located 20 km north of Iloilo City. The
airport is also known by its other
names – Cabatuan
Airport and Santa Barbara Airport,
due to its close proximity to cities of
the same name.
 Davao
International
Airport

Davao International Airport is an airport serving

Davao City, also known by its other name
Francisco Bangoy Airport.

Located about 32 km NW of the city, getting to and

from the airport is possible by both jeepneys and
taxis.
 Clark
International

Clark International Airport, located 5 km from the

Clark Freeport Zone is another airport serving the
Manila Metropolitan area and Central Luzon
Region.
 OTHER MAJOR
AIRPORTS IN THE
PHILIPPINES

• Puerto Princesa Airport

• Laguindingan Airport  
• Tacloban City Airport
• Kalibo Airport
 OTHER MAJOR
AIRPORTS IN THE
PHILIPPINES

• Zamboanga Airport 
• Bohol-Panglao Airport
• General Santos Airport
• Boracay Airport
Domestic Philippines
Airports
• Bancasi Airport / Butuan
Airport
• Sibulan Airport /
Dumaguete Airport
• Francisco B. Reyes
Airport / Busuanga Airport •
• Legazpi Airport
• Tuguegarao Airport
• Labo Airport / Ozamiz
Airport
• Sayak Airport / Siargao
Airport
• Roxas Airport 
• Cotabato Airport / Awang
Airport
• Dipolog Airport
Cauayan Airport
• Pagadian Airport 
• Laoag Airport
• Basco Airport
• Sanga-Sanga Airport
Smaller Philippines
Airports

• Naga Airport
• San Jose Airport
• Antique Airport
• Calbayog Airport
• Camiguin Airport
• Catarman Airport
• Marinduque Airport
• Virac Airport
• Surigao Airport
• Masbate Airport
• San Vicente Airport
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Two government bodies
regulate aviation in the Philippines

The Department of
Civil Aviation Authority Transportation (DOTr) -
of the Philippines manages overall
(CAAP) - oversees transportation policies
aviation safety, security, and programs, including
and infrastructure.
air travel.
OTHER MODES OF • Helicopters
• Seaplane
AIR TRANSPORT
• Hot Air Balloon
IN THE PHILIPPINES • Glider
• Fighter jets, etc.
THANK YOU
REPORTERS:
PRETER, NIKKA JANE
GILO, URIEL
SOBREDILLA, MARK JOHN PAUL
SERRANO, CECILLE
PAHILAGAO, JOEREN
CALICARAN, JOHN PAUL
PEREZ, KASHIDEE
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