New Manila International Airport (NMIA)

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

 4 stripes being shown here in the airport site itself

https://youtu.be/ePusyoni-d4?si=M9mUxwthe4TBIb-O

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

SMC will have their ASM this coming Tuesday, I hope they give us substantial updates on NMIA by that time (though I honestly doubt). I believe there are questions being lined up about this

[Solblanc]

Well, it’s safe to say that NMIA is definitely not happening in this admin.

I could hazard a guess and say that NMIA is not happening in the next admin, either.

[filipinoavgeek]

Solblanc wrote

Well, it’s safe to say that NMIA is definitely not happening in this admin.

I could hazard a guess and say that NMIA is not happening in the next admin, either.

I wonder if NMIA would have been faster had SMC not won the NAIA privatization bidding.

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

https://bilyonaryo.com/2026/06/01/ramon-angs-san-miguel-eyes-p30b-preferred-share-offering-for-bulacan-airport-debt-paydown/business/

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

RSA told Boo Chanco that there's an aircraft engine manufacturer who wants to set up a service facility in Bulacan Airport  


https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/05/08/2526345/aerotropolis

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) may complete the first runway of its ₱735-billion New Manila International Airport ahead of its 2028 timeline, despite construction bottlenecks caused by supply shortages in Manila Bay.
Ramon S. Ang, SMC chairman and chief executive officer, assured shareholders during the firm’s annual meeting that the diversified conglomerate remains on track to deliver this portion of the Bulacan megaproject.
“We are on track to finish the first runway for 2028. In fact, it can even be earlier,” Ang said. “I believe the first runway will be ready by at least the second quarter of 2028. What will delay us a bit is the passenger terminal and the logistics center.”
Ang noted that the logistics center was originally slated for completion by 2025, but is now expected to wrap up by the end of 2026.
He explained that the facility requires about seven million cubic meters of fill sand and has been delayed due to a localized shortage resulting from competing Manila Bay reclamation projects. While the runway faced similar supply constraints, Ang emphasized that it remains insulated from long-term delays and will be operational by 2028.

https://mb.com.ph/2026/06/09/rsa-first-runway-of-735-billion-airport-could-open-early

[Solblanc]

A runway? By 2028? Groundbreaking.

Oh wait, they haven’t even done that yet.

If a runway is built by 2028, the earliest a proper passenger terminal (one that can actually deliver a good level of service, not some waiting shed like what they’re using in caticlan right now) can be operational would be 2034.

This won’t happen in the next admin. SMC’s NAIA concession might even expire before this airport is operational.

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

It can be earlier than 2028, RSA says the first runway is still under surcharge fill

[Solblanc]

RSA says a lot of things. He over promises and under delivers.

Don’t look at what he says. Look at what he does.

Also look at what he has done. None of his big-ticket projects of late have been on schedule. Delays here and there. Granted, it’s not totally his fault, but that doesn’t change the fact that you always have to verify what he says.

[airline_builder]

Solblanc wrote

RSA says a lot of things. He over promises and under delivers.

Don’t look at what he says. Look at what he does.

Also look at what he has done. None of his big-ticket projects of late have been on schedule. Delays here and there. Granted, it’s not totally his fault, but that doesn’t change the fact that you always have to verify what he says.

RSA in a NUTSHELL.

This guy is just pure blabber

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

I'm really curious, when he said logistics center being completed by end-2026. Does he mean the land of the logistics center or the logistics center itself?

[Solblanc]

Gustavo J Oppenheimer wrote

I'm really curious, when he said logistics center being completed by end-2026. Does he mean the land of the logistics center or the logistics center itself?

It’s June. You can see the drone shots of the site. In your opinion, what can realistically be built in that area over the next six months?

[Spartan117]

It sucks that the Supreme Court still hasn't dealt with the NAIA case, which seems to have left RSA hyping up one of the TWO runways (likely concrete runways) of all things....

Anyway, given SMC Infra's affinity for warehouse-style designs (MRT-7), I can definitely see a so-called logistics "center" being finished by New Year's Eve 2026 haha

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

There are multiple cranes stationed in the NMIA's artificial island, what would be the purpose i wonder

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

According to DOTr Sec. Lopez.

They visited Bulacan Airport last month and says they need to procure an independent consultant in the next few months.

The project is currently ongoing, they are focusing on finishing the runway

Located on the 7:30 mark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXo926n0lJI

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

Some equipment on site, looks like they're preparing for vertical construction



https://youtu.be/6no9W4D7xFo?si=divHxPUIZBneNkDm

[Spartan117]

Given how this crane staging area is on the north-west side of the airport site, I'm guessing the "Logistics Center" is the first to rise

[Gustavo J Oppenheimer]

Yes, that is what RSA has said, the logistics center will be the first facility to be completed by the end of this year

[JNC03]

The timetable for the more modern Bulacan International Airport continues to face delays due to challenges in sourcing adequate sand for landfilling the new airport facility.

Contractors are abuzz about the opportunity to supply the sand requirements of the Bulacan International Airport, but those interested are having difficulty sourcing the sandy soil that is specifically required for the airport runway.

In a briefing last June, SMC chairman and CEO Ramon Ang said the completion of the airport would still take some time as, so far, only one runway is on-track for completion by 2028.

Sources say China has been a major competitor/buyer of our sand. In fact, the Philippines was among the major suppliers of sand for the construction of the Hong Kong International Airport in the late 1990s, they said.

It is also well-known that China has been a major buyer of black sand from Zambales, where black mining operations are efficiently and tightly controlled by one group

China is also in the middle of constructing more artificial islands in the disputed South China/West Philippine Sea, with the Philippines and Cambodia as the major suppliers of sand.

Additionally, SMC Infrastructure also faces local competition from the current reclamation activities in the Manila Bay Area.


https://www.philstar.com/business/2026/08/10/2548136/sand-problems-hound-bulacan-airport