<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Ninoy Aquino International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The original airport that served Manila, Grace Park Airfield (also known as Manila North) in Grace Park, Caloocan (then a municipality of Rizal), was opened in 1935. It was the city's first commercial airport and was used by the Philippine Aerial Taxi Company (later Philippine Airlines) for its first domestic routes. In July 1937, Nielson Airport, located on a 45-hectare (4,800,000 sq ft) plot of land in Makati, also then in Rizal, was inaugurated and served as the gateway to Manila; its runways now form Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. Following the end of World War II and Philippine independence from the United States, Grace Park Airfield closed, whereas</p>
<p class="blog-para">Nielson Airport continued to operate until 1948, when it was decommissioned and all airport operations were moved to the current site, Nichols Field, due to the easier terrain gradient, expanse of greenfield land, and the USAF base runway (Runway 13/31) that could be used for the airport. The original structure, designed by Frederico Illustre, was built on what is now the site of Terminal 2.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1954, the airport's longer international runway (Runway 06/24) and associated taxiways were built, and in 1956, construction was started on a control tower and a terminal building for international passengers. The new terminal was inaugurated on September 22, 1961. On January 22, 1972, a fire caused substantial damage to the original terminal building, which also resulted in six casualties, and a slightly smaller terminal was rebuilt in its place the following year. This second terminal would serve as the country's international terminal until 1981, when it was converted to a domestic terminal, upon the completion and opening of a new, higher-capacity terminal, known today as Terminal 1. The old international terminal was later damaged by another fire in May 1985.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Ground Transportation Ninoy Aquino International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Inter-terminal transportation:</strong> The Manila International Airport Authority runs a shuttle bus system that connects all four terminals for passengers who have onward connections on flights departing from another terminal. Shuttle buses run every fifteen minutes during daytime hours, but passengers are required to clear immigration and customs to use the system. Philippine Airlines operates an airside shuttle service between Terminals 1, 2, and 3 for passengers connecting to onward PAL Express flights and vice versa.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus: </strong> Ultimate Bus Experience (UBE) Express operates a premium airport bus service that serves all NAIA terminals and hotels and commercial areas located in the cities of Manila, Makati, Muntinlupa, Quezon City, Pasay, and Paraaque, all in Metro Manila, and the city of Santa Rosa in Laguna. It also has stops at the JAM Liner, Philtranco, and Victory Liner terminals in Pasay for passengers going to or coming from the provinces of Northern and Southern Luzon. These buses pick up exclusively at Terminal 3 and drop off at any of the four terminals.</p>
<p class="blog-para">HM Transport provides an airport loop shuttle bus and premium point-to-point bus service from Taft Avenue MRT Station and Alabang in Muntinlupa to NAIA Terminal 3. Genesis Transport also provides premium point-to-point bus service to Clark International Airport from NAIA Terminal 3. Saulog Transit also provides premium point-to-point bus service to Sangley Point Airport in Cavite City from NAIA. In addition, a city bus route between Diliman in Quezon City and Paraaque Integrated Terminal Exchange serves the airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Rail: </strong> The airport is connected, albeit indirectly, by rail: Baclaran station of the Manila LRT Line 1 and Nichols station of the Philippine National Railways both serve the airport complex.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Road: </strong>The NAIA Expressway, or NAIA Skyway, is the first airport expressway and second elevated tollway in the Philippines. It starts from the Skyway Sales Interchange at the boundary of Pasay and Taguig and ends in Entertainment City, Paraaque. The access ramps of the expressway connect with Terminals 1, 2, and 3 of the airport and also connect with Macapagal Boulevard for motorists and commuters going to/coming from Manila and Manila-Cavite Expressway or CAVITEx for motorists and commuters traveling to/from the province of Cavite.</p>
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