Subic International Airport Serves Zambales

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SUBIC BAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Zambales is served by the Subic Bay International Airport, which is located in Cubi Point in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone. The Freeport Zone is host to many tourist attractions which include casinos, beach resorts, parks, beachside huts and cottages and historical sites. The Scarborough Shoal is internationally recognized as a part of Zambales Province. – wikipedia.org

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Subic Bay International Airport or SBIA (IATA: SFS, ICAO: RPLB) serves as a secondary airport and a main diversion airport of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. It is also the airport serving the immediate area of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and the general area of Olongapo City in the Philippines. This airport used to be the Naval Air Station Cubi Point of the United States Navy. Its airport terminal has 2 gates.

In January 2010, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Administrator and CEO Armand C. Arreza expressed interest in closing Subic Bay International Airport in favor of converting the area to a logistics hub.This was due to the closure of FedEx’s delivery hub, which is located within the airport complex, and the planned expansion of the nearby Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.

In December 2010, Guam-based Aviation Concepts has set up fixed-based operations as a full-service business jet center at Subic Bay International Airport, which has made it Asia’s largest private aviation firm in terms of hangar space (100,000 square feet).

Spirit of Manila Airlines expressed that it will start operations at Subic Bay International Airport to start by August or September 2011 providing flights between Subic and Macau. – wikipedia.org

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The Subic Bay International Airport lies at the strategic center of the Asia-Pacific heartland.

The Subic Bay International Airport stands on a sprawling 200-hectare facility, with amenities and systems framework at par with the best airports in the world.

The Subic Bay International Airport runway spans 2,744 meters by 45 meters. It has designation of 7-25, which means the runway could easily accommodate various types of aircraft. It has a complete lighting system with aerodrome beacon light, runway edge lights, runway centerline lights, runway end lights, approach lights, threshold lights, touchdown zone lights, taxiway centerline lights and taxiway edge lights.

A crash fire group monitors the Subic Bay International Airport 24-7 composed of highly-trained firefighting and rescue teams equipped with three high-powered E-1 crash fire engines with two back-up engines and supported by two outfitted ambulance trucks manned by well-trained and experienced paramedics.

The Subic Bay International Airport boasts of a highly secured facility. Aside from regular law enforcement units that secure the airport complex contingent elements of the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group provide back-up security. – sbma.com

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