Mactan / Cebu International Airport
Website : http://www.mactan-cebuairport.com.ph/
The Mactan(Cebu) International Airport is located in Mactan Island, province of Cebu in Central Philippines and connected to Cebu City, the provincial capital 20 kilometers due southwest, through the Mactan-Mandaue bridge. The airport is about 600 kilometers of the Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport (NAIA) and serves as the southern hub of the air transportation system of the Philippines. Mactan(Cebu) International Airport is ideally and strategically located that travel time is only 3 to 4 hours to fourteen (14) cities in Asia Pacific. It is a vital international gateway to the country's economic prosperity.
It started operations in the mid 1960's as the replacement of the Lahug Airport, which was situated within Cebu City and had no more room for expansion due to safety and physical constraints. It was then expanded and further developed to be truly deserving to its name – Mactan (Cebu ) International Airport.
Due to the steady increase of the traffic and passenger volume and the introduction of wider bodied aircrafts coupled with the emergence of modern aviation technology, some airport facilities have become obsolete and inadequate. This gave rise to the conception and materialization of the Mactan (Cebu) International Airport Development Project (MIADP), which provided the following:
Airfield Facilities
Terminal Facilities
Utilities
Runway Extension
Taxiways Extension
Rapid Exit Taxiways
Apron Expansion
Passenger Terminal Building and Facilities
Road (Ingress and/or Egress)
Car park
Power Supply System
Water Supply System
Sewage Treatment Plant
External Lighting
*** Text taken from http://www.mactan-cebuairport.com.ph/.........
Some Tips About Arriving and Departing the Mactan Airport.....
***** When arriving from International Flights or Domestic Flights , when you walk outside the doors, that is the area for the Airport Taxi and for the Pick Up of Tour Agencies.. They are no meter taxi available in that area.. You have to go across the road and walk down the corridor and you will come to the place where the meter taxi are at.. Remember the Airport Taxi ( Yellow ) are at a higher rate than the ( White ) Metered Taxi..
**** They is a Airport tax ( Terminal Fee ) that has to be paid for departures.. It is P 550 for International Flights, and P 200 for Domestic Flights..
**** Make sure and get at the Airport at least one hour before you departure time.. Things move a little slower here in PI, then what foreigners are used to in other airports..
**** If your arrival is late or very early, do not expect many airport facilities to be open.. They run the airport facilities just the same as the outside. They close and open at scheduled times.. So if you are needing to exchange money, or buy a load for phone, or something important. Please remember to do that before...
**** If departing from the Domestic Terminal, watch carefully for your flight on the screen, and also watch the other people who stand in line.. They do not announce properly or clearly, and it can become confusing if you are a first timer.. If you are not careful, you can miss you flight and not even realize it.. Most only have small sign that is over the door where everyone will line up.. Also if leaving from the Domestic Terminal, be prepared with umbrella if raining. They is no loading chute in which you walk down.. You are loaded from the outside on portable steps.....
**** If flying with Cebu Pacific, they are notorious for being late, and evening canceling some flights. Especially to and from the Boracay Area. Most of the time they do not give you accommodations, or try to move you to another flight, which might be from different airport.. Expect delay's from all airlines here in PI, especially if you are going to some of the remote islands..
**** Out of all the little things that might aggravate you about airline travel here in PI.. It is very safe.. I have been here over 8 years now, and have never heard or seen a crash at Mactan / Cebu International Airport..
The Mactan(Cebu) International Airport is located in Mactan Island, province of Cebu in Central Philippines and connected to Cebu City, the provincial capital 20 kilometers due southwest, through the Mactan-Mandaue bridge. The airport is about 600 kilometers of the Ninoy Aquino (Manila) International Airport (NAIA) and serves as the southern hub of the air transportation system of the Philippines. Mactan(Cebu) International Airport is ideally and strategically located that travel time is only 3 to 4 hours to fourteen (14) cities in Asia Pacific. It is a vital international gateway to the country's economic prosperity.
It started operations in the mid 1960's as the replacement of the Lahug Airport, which was situated within Cebu City and had no more room for expansion due to safety and physical constraints. It was then expanded and further developed to be truly deserving to its name – Mactan (Cebu ) International Airport.
Due to the steady increase of the traffic and passenger volume and the introduction of wider bodied aircrafts coupled with the emergence of modern aviation technology, some airport facilities have become obsolete and inadequate. This gave rise to the conception and materialization of the Mactan (Cebu) International Airport Development Project (MIADP), which provided the following:
Airfield Facilities
Terminal Facilities
Utilities
Runway Extension
Taxiways Extension
Rapid Exit Taxiways
Apron Expansion
Passenger Terminal Building and Facilities
Road (Ingress and/or Egress)
Car park
Power Supply System
Water Supply System
Sewage Treatment Plant
External Lighting
*** Text taken from http://www.mactan-cebuairport.com.ph/.........
Some Tips About Arriving and Departing the Mactan Airport.....
***** When arriving from International Flights or Domestic Flights , when you walk outside the doors, that is the area for the Airport Taxi and for the Pick Up of Tour Agencies.. They are no meter taxi available in that area.. You have to go across the road and walk down the corridor and you will come to the place where the meter taxi are at.. Remember the Airport Taxi ( Yellow ) are at a higher rate than the ( White ) Metered Taxi..
**** They is a Airport tax ( Terminal Fee ) that has to be paid for departures.. It is P 550 for International Flights, and P 200 for Domestic Flights..
**** Make sure and get at the Airport at least one hour before you departure time.. Things move a little slower here in PI, then what foreigners are used to in other airports..
**** If your arrival is late or very early, do not expect many airport facilities to be open.. They run the airport facilities just the same as the outside. They close and open at scheduled times.. So if you are needing to exchange money, or buy a load for phone, or something important. Please remember to do that before...
**** If departing from the Domestic Terminal, watch carefully for your flight on the screen, and also watch the other people who stand in line.. They do not announce properly or clearly, and it can become confusing if you are a first timer.. If you are not careful, you can miss you flight and not even realize it.. Most only have small sign that is over the door where everyone will line up.. Also if leaving from the Domestic Terminal, be prepared with umbrella if raining. They is no loading chute in which you walk down.. You are loaded from the outside on portable steps.....
**** If flying with Cebu Pacific, they are notorious for being late, and evening canceling some flights. Especially to and from the Boracay Area. Most of the time they do not give you accommodations, or try to move you to another flight, which might be from different airport.. Expect delay's from all airlines here in PI, especially if you are going to some of the remote islands..
**** Out of all the little things that might aggravate you about airline travel here in PI.. It is very safe.. I have been here over 8 years now, and have never heard or seen a crash at Mactan / Cebu International Airport..