Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base is a large airport serving Mabalacat, in Pampanga Province, Philippines. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CRK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CRK
- ICAO code
- RPLC
- City
- Mabalacat
- State or region
- Pampanga Province
- Country
- Philippines
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 15.1860° N, 120.5600° E
- Elevation
- 148 m (484 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CRK means Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: RPLC. ICAO codes that begin with R belong to East Asia, including Japan, Korea and the Philippines. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.1860° N, 120.5600° E. It stands 148 metres (484 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Manila, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 43 airports of Philippines on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02R/20L | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi PointOlongapo | SFS | 53 km |
| Ninoy Aquino International AirportManila (Pasay) | MNL | 90 km |
| Balesin Island AirportBalesin | BSI | 180 km |
| Cauayan AirportCauayan City | CYZ | 232 km |
| Tuguegarao AirportTuguegarao City | TUG | 301 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,696 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,071 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,832 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 10,677 km | 13 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,633 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,726 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,382 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,964 km | 4 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 6,353 km | 8 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.