This is a list of the busiest

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s in the

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by passenger traffic published by the

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. Passenger traffic data includes commercial passengers on domestic and international flights, general aviation flights and military flights.Unless otherwise specified, data for 2018 is taken from the following document published in the Philippine Government's Freedom of Information Portal: Note that passenger statistics for only the country's national civilian airports is compiled by the CAAP. Among the 85 national airports, the statistics for airports managed by other

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s (such as

Clark International Airport Clark International Airport ( pam, Pangyatung Sulapawan ning Clark; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Clark; ), known as Diosdado Macapagal International Airport from 2003 to 2012, is an international airport covering portions of the cities of ...

, managed by the Clark International Airport Corporation; Subic Bay International Airport, managed by the

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; San Fernando Airport, managed by the Poro Point Management Corporation), as well as other smaller community airports (often unstaffed) are frequently unpublished or simply not recorded. In such cases an em dash ( — ), which the CAAP also uses in its tables, will be used below; note that this does not necessarily indicate a value of 0. Moreover, in some instances the data published by the CAAP pertains to only part of a calendar year. This will be indicated in the tables below, where known. An 'x' indicates that statistics for the airport were not tracked for the year, because the facility is yet to be transferred to CAAP management, has already been transferred to private ownership, or has been closed down. The CAAP does not compile statistics for private or non-CAAP aerodromes or airfields solely used by the military.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Air traffic volumes at airports worldwide dramatically declined in 2020 due to the

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, including in the Philippines. The rate at which traffic volumes will recover to pre-pandemic levels will depend on numerous factors, including economic recovery and the easing of domestic and international traffic restrictions, however it is anticipated to take several years.

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File:Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport 1.JPG, Passenger terminal building of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport File:Laoag International Airport terminal exterior.jpg, Passenger terminal building of

Laoag International Airport Laoag International Airport ( ilo, Sangalubongan a Pagpatayaban ti Laoag; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Laoag; ) is the main airport serving the general area of Laoag, the capital city of the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. It is the ...

File:Puerto Princesa International Airport.jpg, Interior of

Puerto Princesa International Airport Puerto Princesa International Airport ( fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa; ) is an airport serving the general area of Puerto Princesa, located in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is classified as an international airport ...

's terminal File:Kalibo Airport, Philippines.jpg, Exterior of Kalibo International Airport's terminal File:President_Rodrigo_Roa_Duterte_takes_a_tour_inside_the_Mactan-Cebu-International_Airport_(MCIA)_Terminal_2.jpg, Interior of

Mactan–Cebu International Airport Mactan–Cebu International Airport ( ceb, Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan–Sugbo; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan–Cebu; ) is an international airport serving Metro Cebu and serves as the main gateway to the Central Visayas regio ...

, being toured by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte