Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mabalacat, Pampanga Province (Philippines)

IATA: CRK ICAO: RPLC

Longest Active Runway

10,499 ft

3,200 meters

Field Elevation

484 ft

148 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

15.1860°, 120.5600°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #456 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#752 of 7558

Top 10.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Philippines)

#4 of 4 in PH

#4 of 60 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 CRK in numbers: 10,499 ft longest runway · tied #456 of 650 published · #752 of 7,558 worldwide (top 10.4%) · #4 in Philippines.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

CRK lies at 148 m (484 ft), #279 of 650 published airports by elevation and 51.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 204 ft above the Philippines median (280 ft, 4 airports); GES is highest at 505 ft, 21 ft higher than CRK.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), 48.7 NM, 12,261 ft. MNL has the radius's longest runway, 1,762 ft more than CRK.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,499 ft (3,200 m)

CRK runway: 02R/20L 10,499 × 197 ft concrete (con). National standing: #4 of 4 in Philippines; MNL leads by 1,762 ft (12,261 ft). +5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02R/20L	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02L/20R	10,499 ft (3200 m / 3.200 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila (Pasay))	`MNL`	48.7 NM (90.2 km)	12,261 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →