Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Manila (Pasay) · Philippines · Asia/Manila
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Airport HistoryEst. 1948
Manila's gateway traces its lineage to Nichols Field, a US-era military airfield that became the civilian Manila International Airport in 1948. It gained lasting historical significance on August 21, 1983, when opposition senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr. was assassinated on the tarmac moments after disembarking — an event widely credited as a catalyst for the 1986 People Power Revolution. The airport was renamed in his honor in 1987 and has since grown into a four-terminal complex serving over 50 million passengers a year, far beyond its designed capacity. In 2024 its management was handed to a private consortium in one of the Philippines' largest infrastructure privatizations.
Civil air operations relocated from earlier airfields (Grace Park, Nielson Field) to the former US military Nichols Field, which was designated Manila International Airport.
The Leandro Locsin-designed Terminal 1 opened on March 4, 1982, and remained the airport's main international gateway for over two decades.
Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr. was shot and killed on the tarmac at Terminal 1 immediately after returning from exile, an event that helped ignite the movement that ended the Marcos dictatorship in 1986.
Republic Act No. 6639 officially renamed the airport Ninoy Aquino International Airport in honor of the assassinated senator.
Built to mark the centennial of Philippine independence, Terminal 2 later became a dedicated domestic/Philippine Airlines terminal.
NAIA's largest terminal, first opened in 2008, reached full operational capacity in 2014, adding roughly 13 million passengers of annual capacity.
A Boeing 737 skidded off the runway during heavy monsoon rains, closing the airport for hours; there were no fatalities among the 165 people aboard.
Management passed to New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation (NNIC), a San Miguel Corporation-led consortium, under a long-term concession intended to fund modernization including a planned Terminal 5.
Editorial content compiled from Wikipedia, MIAA/airport history summaries, and Philippine news coverage; the 'world's worst airport' characterization reflects specific 2024 survey rankings rather than a universal consensus, and post-privatization performance/expansion timelines (Terminal 5, subway link) remain projections as of this writing.