Mactan Cebu International Airport

Mactan-Cebu International Airport is the second-busiest airport in the Philippines after Manila and the primary gateway to the Visayas and Mindanao, serving Cebu's metropolitan population of roughly 3M and a wider regional catchment extending to Bohol, Leyte, Negros, and northern Mindanao. Located on Mactan Island 7 mi (11 km) east of downtown Cebu City at 31 ft (10 m) elevation, CEB handles 99 routes across 44 destinations through 29 airlines. The airport is Cebu Pacific's principal base outside Manila and a secondary hub for Philippine Airlines, AirAsia Philippines, and PAL Express. The international network is unusually dense for a Philippine secondary airport, reflecting Cebu's status as one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing tourism and business destinations. Scheduled service connects Cebu to Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo–Narita, Osaka–Kansai, Seoul–Incheon, Busan, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Dubai, Doha, and multiple secondary Chinese cities, with Korean and Japanese visitors driving the bulk of long-haul leisure demand. Domestic operations concentrate on Manila, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, and the full ladder of resort destinations — Boracay (Caticlan and Kalibo), Bohol, Dumaguete, Siargao, and Camiguin. The airfield has two parallel runways — 04R/22L at 10,860 ft (3,310 m) for all widebody operations and 04L/22R at 8,399 ft (2,560 m), the latter used primarily by military and general aviation. Terminal 1, the historic passenger building, handles domestic flights, while the award-winning Terminal 2 — opened in 2018 and designed by Integrated Design Associates and Budji+Royal — handles international traffic with a striking glulam timber-arch roof that has won multiple international architecture awards. The adjacent Mactan Air Base, shared with the Philippine Air Force, hosts tactical aircraft and serves as a contingency base under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States, giving CEB unusual strategic dual-use significance.