CRK · Mabalacat, Philippines
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base.
--:--:-- · PHT (UTC+08:00) · 15.1860° N, 120.5600° E
Clark International Airport
Airport near Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for CRK
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5687; ident RPLC; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
clarkairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Clark International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
CRK / RPLC
OurAirports ident
RPLC
GPS / local code
RPLC
ISO region
PH-PAM
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
joint-use or military-linked airport
Official host
clarkairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q692279
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PHT · UTC+08:00
Time zone
PHT
Asia/Manila · UTC+08:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
80 km
Approximate distance to central Mabalacat.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Manila
Languages
English, Filipino
Currency
PHP (₱)
Country area
342,353 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,499 ft / 3,200 m
Runway surface
concrete
Opened / operator
1996
Owner / entity
Q692279
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
joint-use or military-linked airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base is a joint-use or military-linked airport for Mabalacat, Philippines. Mabalacat's built-up core sits roughly 80 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Manila (UTC+08:00, PHT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK / RPLC) is at 15.1860° N, 120.5600° E, elevation 484 ft (148 m), serving Mabalacat, Philippines.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Mabalacat is in Philippines (capital Manila); on Asia/Manila (PHT, UTC+08:00); working languages: English, Filipino; currency: PHP (₱).
Distance from central Mabalacat: 80 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for CRK.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK / RPLC)
Clark International Airport · Airport near Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines
Known label 1
Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for CRK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Diosdado Macapagal
Alternate airport-name cue retained for CRK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Pangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark
Alternate airport-name cue retained for CRK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Clark
Alternate airport-name cue retained for CRK, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
RPLC · RPLC · PH-PAM
clarkairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
It is located 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Manila.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Santol
santol · 2.8 km from CRK
Philippines · Asia/Manila · +0h · population 298,976 · city coordinates 15.1622, 120.5675
2. Mabalacat City
mabalacat-city · 4.3 km from CRK
Philippines · Asia/Manila · +0h · population 188,050 · city coordinates 15.2230, 120.5712
3. Angeles City
angeles-city · 4.7 km from CRK
Philippines · Asia/Manila · +0h · population 483,452 · city coordinates 15.1500, 120.5833
4. Telabastagan
telabastagan · 9.1 km from CRK
Philippines · Asia/Manila · +0h · population 25,935 · city coordinates 15.1185, 120.6077
5. Bamban
bamban · 9.8 km from CRK
Philippines · Asia/Manila · +0h · population 78,260 · city coordinates 15.2739, 120.5668
6. Manibaug Pasig
manibaug-pasig · 10.0 km from CRK
Philippines · Asia/Manila · +0h · population 24,618 · city coordinates 15.0962, 120.5644
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SFS RPLB
Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point · Olongapo
53 km from CRK · Asia/Manila · +0h · elevation 64 ft (20 m) · airport coordinates 14.7948, 120.2719
2. MNL RPLL
Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Manila (Pasay)
90 km from CRK · Asia/Manila · +0h · elevation 75 ft (23 m) · airport coordinates 14.5086, 121.0200
3. KHH RCKH
Kaohsiung International Airport · Kaohsiung (Xiaogang)
822 km from CRK · Asia/Taipei · +0h · elevation 31 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 22.5771, 120.3500
Route-time reference set
1. CRK-MNL
Manila (Pasay) · 90 km · 57m
Asia/Manila · +0h from CRK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. CRK-KHH
Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) · 822 km · 1h 52m
Asia/Taipei · +0h from CRK; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,499 ft / 3,200 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for CRK.
Runway identifiers
02R/20L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SFS RPLB
Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point · Olongapo · 53 km from CRK
large airport · Asia/Manila · philippines · 64 ft (20 m) · 14.7948, 120.2719
2. MNL RPLL
Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Manila (Pasay) · 90 km from CRK
large airport · Asia/Manila · philippines · 75 ft (23 m) · 14.5086, 121.0200
3. DVO RPMD
Francisco Bangoy International Airport · Davao · 1054 km from CRK
large airport · Asia/Manila · philippines · 96 ft (29 m) · 7.1255, 125.6460
Country and authority
CRK sits in Philippines (Republic of the Philippines), whose capital is Manila. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, South-Eastern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Filipino. Currency context: PHP (₱). CRK is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
CRK is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Diosdado Macapagal International Airport, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Diosdado Macapagal, Pangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Clark. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport near Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: It is located 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Manila.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q692279 · Clark International Airport. Administrative area: Central Luzon. Named after: Diosdado Macapagal
Field and clock profile
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base is a low-elevation field at 484 ft (148 m), positioned at 15.1860° N, 120.5600° E in the Northern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,499 ft / 3,200 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Manila (PHT, UTC+08:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Santol is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.8 km. SFS Olongapo is the closest retained airport alternative at 53 km.
Country airport peers
CRK is compared with SFS Olongapo at 53 km, MNL Manila (Pasay) at 90 km, DVO Davao at 1054 km inside the retained Philippines airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
CRK-MNL Manila (Pasay): 90 km, about 57m, +0h. CRK-KHH Kaohsiung (Xiaogang): 822 km, about 1h 52m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident RPLC backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. clarkairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,499 ft / 3,200 m
Runway identifiers
02R/20L
CRK carries military or air-base wording in the source names/keywords, so the page treats it as more than a simple passenger terminal reference.
CRK (RPLC) is a low-elevation field at 484 ft (148 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
CRK sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
CRK's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,499 ft / 3,200 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete.
A specific operator or management record for CRK is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at clarkairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for CRK
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
CRK uses Asia/Manila (PHT, UTC+08:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base is about 80 km from central Mabalacat; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SFS Olongapo is the closest retained alternate at 53 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
clarkairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place CRK inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
CRK ranks #1 in the curated Philippines airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 4 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
CRK shares Asia/Manila with DVO Davao PH · MNL Manila (Pasay) PH · SFS Olongapo PH. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
CRK is 484 ft (148 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DAL 487 ft (148 m) (3 ft delta) · TIJ 489 ft (149 m) (5 ft delta) · KUF 477 ft (145 m) (7 ft delta) · PSP 477 ft (145 m) (7 ft delta) · YHZ 477 ft (145 m) (7 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
CRK's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SFS 53 km +0h · MNL 90 km +0h · KHH 822 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manila (Pasay) | MNL | 90 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) | KHH | 822 km | 1h 52m | +0h | --:--:-- |
CRK to MNL
Manila (Pasay)
Distance 90 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Asia/Manila is +0h from CRK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
CRK to KHH
Kaohsiung (Xiaogang)
Distance 822 km; estimated travel window 1h 52m; destination zone Asia/Taipei is +0h from CRK. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Mabalacat, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Quezon City is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from CRK, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Santol
santol · 2.8 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mabalacat City
mabalacat-city · 4.3 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Angeles City
angeles-city · 4.7 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Telabastagan
telabastagan · 9.1 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bamban
bamban · 9.8 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Manibaug Pasig
manibaug-pasig · 10.0 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pandacaqui
pandacaqui · 10 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Magalang
magalang · 11 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Babo-Pangulo
babo-pangulo · 12 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Porac
porac · 13 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Vicente
san-vicente · 16 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bulaon
bulaon · 16 km · Asia/Manila
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Manila (Pasay) (MNL), Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) (KHH). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,499 ft / 3,200 m; identifiers 02R/20L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1996.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from CRK. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi PointSFS
Olongapo · large airport
- Distance
- 53 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 64 ft (20 m)
Compare against SFS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ninoy Aquino International AirportMNL
Manila (Pasay) · large airport
- Distance
- 90 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 75 ft (23 m)
Compare against MNL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kaohsiung International AirportKHH
Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) · large airport
- Distance
- 822 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 31 ft (9 m)
Compare against KHH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK) in?▾
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base is in the Asia/Manila timezone (UTC+08:00, PHT).
What are the codes for Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base?▾
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base uses IATA code CRK and ICAO code RPLC.
Where is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base located?▾
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base is located in Mabalacat, Philippines at coordinates 15.1860° N, 120.5600° E, with an elevation of 484 ft (148 m) (low-elevation field in the tropics).
How far is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base from central Mabalacat?▾
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base sits roughly 80 km from the nearest mapped city center for Mabalacat.
Which route reference is most useful from CRK?▾
Manila (Pasay) (MNL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Asia/Manila, and a +0h difference from CRK.
What other airports in Philippines are close peers to CRK?▾
CRK's curated peers in Philippines on this site include SFS Olongapo, MNL Manila (Pasay), DVO Davao.
How many runways does Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base have?▾
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,499 ft / 3,200 m; identifiers include 02R/20L.