MNL — Ninoy Aquino International Airport

Large airport in Metro Manila, Philippines.
IATA code
MNL
ICAO code
RPLL
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
50,356,465
2024 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
16
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+8
Asia/Manila
Elevation
23 m
75 ft
Runways
2
Longest 3,737 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with M

About MNL

Ninoy Aquino International Airport is a large airport serving Metro Manila, Philippines. It opened in 1948 and is run by Manila International Airport Authority and New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation. 50,356,465 passengers used it in 2024. Open traffic data shows 16 nonstop routes from MNL.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from MNL

Route Distance Passengers
MNL → ICN2,600 km 640,283 (6 mo)
MNL → SFO11,244 km 599,403
MNL → SYD6,243 km 472,994
MNL → LAX11,756 km 406,001
MNL → IST9,149 km 340,273
MNL → MEL6,290 km 249,917
MNL → GUM2,570 km 194,635
MNL → BNE5,788 km 188,592
MNL → HNL8,532 km 110,543
MNL → SEA10,720 km 102,255
MNL → AMS10,426 km 84,175
MNL → PER5,168 km 79,514
MNL → JFK13,712 km 78,501
MNL → DEL4,778 km 20,799
MNL → ANC8,551 km 338
MNL → SPN2,659 km 211

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at MNL on flights to and from the US

  • PR Philippine Airlines · 3,868 flights
  • UA United Air Lines · 1,989 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
SFSSubic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point87 km
CRKClark International Airport / Clark Air Base90 km
SJISan Jose Airport239 km
WNPNaga Airport264 km
TBHTugdan Airport270 km

Distance from MNL to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
MNL → LHR10,781 km —
MNL → DXB6,915 km —
MNL → CDG10,747 km —
MNL → FRA10,312 km —
MNL → IST9,149 km 340,273
MNL → AMS10,426 km 84,175
MNL → JFK13,712 km 78,501
MNL → ATL14,037 km —
MNL → LAX11,756 km 406,001
MNL → SIN2,372 km —
MNL → HND2,991 km —
MNL → DOH7,292 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
06/243,737 m 60 mConcrete
13/312,258 m 45 mConcrete

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Manila, National Capital Region (Metropolitan Manila), Philippines · 14.5086, 121.0200

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Ninoy Aquino International Airport has the IATA code MNL and the ICAO code RPLL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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