Flight Operations at NAIA (RPLL; MNL)

Showcasing the daily operations at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (ICAO: RPLL; IATA: MNL) in Infinite Flight Simulator Expert Server. These screenshots are raw and unedited. Most of these flights are operated by pilots from IF Philippines.

Some of the angles are from ground crew perspective and actual real life spotting areas around MNL. The callsigns featured are in-game callsigns which may or may not be aligned to the actual callsigns in real life.

Enjoy! :slight_smile:

Philippine Airlines

PR 548

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - OERK (Riyadh; RUH)

Boeing 777-300ER

Is this an actual route?

Yes!!

Philippine Airlines offers direct services to Riyadh from Manila, connecting the Philippines and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a weekly basis. This route—operated by both Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A330-300—bears the flight numbers PR 654 (to RUH) and PR 655 (to MNL).

PAL, together with Cebu Pacific Air (5J), flies to Saudi Arabia to serve the hundreds of thousands of hard-working Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) based all around the Middle East.

Cebu Pacific Air

5J 773

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - RPMP (Pagadian; PAG)

Airbus A319

Is this an actual route?

As a native from this city, yes!!

Cebu Pacific Air serves the component city of Pagadian (ICAO: RPMP; IATA: PAG) twice a day using the Airbus A320-200s and Airbus A320neos, bearing the flight numbers 5J 771/772 (to PAG/MNL) and 5J 773/774 (to PAG/MNL). They have been flying to and from Pagadian for almost 16 years.

In March 2020, Philippine Airlines—through PAL Express—attempted to compete with Cebu Pacific in Pagadian, launching the MNL - PAG - MNL route operated by Airbus A320-200s. During the pandemic and post-pandemic, however, Pagadianons remained loyal to 5J. PAL Express struggled to make the route profitable due to low passenger demand, transitioning from Airbus A320 jet to a Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 as passengers are more attracted to the “low cost” model and familiarity of Cebu Pacific Air.

Ultimately, PAL terminated the Pagadian services on January 14, 2025.

Philippine Airlines

PR 548

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - RJAA (Tokyo Narita; NRT)

Airbus A330-300

Is this an actual route?

It is an actual route!

Philippine Airlines offers direct services to Tokyo-Narita from Manila, serving the business and tourism sectors that links the Philippines and Japan. In real life, this route is operated by Airbus A321neos for normal daily operations. During the seasonal winter and spring rushes, however, PR deploys the Airbus A330-300s or Boeing 777-300ERs.

Today, all Manila to Narita flights bear the callsigns PR 428/427 (to NRT/MNL) and PR 432/431 (to NRT/MNL). Back in the day, PR 434 originated from Manila to Narita via Mactan-Cebu International Airport (ICAO: RPVM; IATA: CEB) before PAL separated the route for the CEB-NRT services in 1998.

PAL Express

PR 2571

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - PSPN (Saipan; SPN)

Airbus A321

Is this an actual route?

It is an actual route, but Philippine Airlines suspended all of its operations to Saipan (SPN) due to the damages to the airport by Typhoon Sinlaku.

Philippine Airlines, through its subsidiary PAL Express, operates direct regional services between the Philippines and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, connecting Manila and Saipan, and serving thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) working in the U.S. territory. PR typically deploys the Airbus A321ceo aircraft for this route, bearing the actual callsigns PR 2571 (to SPN) and PR 2572 (to MNL).

Philippine Airlines

PR 11

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - RJTT (Tokyo Haneda; HND)

Airbus A330-300

Is this an actual route?

It definitely is!

Philippine Airlines flies directly to Tokyo-Haneda Airport (ICAO: RJTT; IATA: HND) from Manila in a twice-daily premium trunk service configuration. In real life, this route is operated by PR 422/421 (to HND/MNL) for the morning rotation and PR 424/423 (to HND/MNL) for the evening rotation.

Considering that Haneda is very close to downtown Tokyo, flying to Tokyo-Haneda requires maximum premium business-class and premium-economy seat capacity for the business travelers that favored Haneda over Narita. In typical operations, PR deploys the Airbus A330-300 for this route and—depending on demand cycles—the Airbus A321neo.

PAL Express

PR 422

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - RPSP (Bohol-Panglao; TAG)

Airbus A321

Is this an actual route?

Yep, it sure is!

Philippine Airlines, through its subsidiary PAL Express, operates a multi-daily domestic flights that connect Manila to Tagbilaran, Bohol, via the Bohol-Panglao International Airport (ICAO: RPSP; IATA: TAG). This route is handled regularly by the Airbus A320-200s and the Airbus A321ceo aircraft fleets for the high volume of leisure travelers traveling to this highly popular tourist province colloquially nicknamed, “the Holiday Paradise.”

PAL Express

PR 530

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - RPSP (Bohol-Panglao; TAG)

Airbus A321

PAL Express

PR 548

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - RPSP (Bohol-Panglao; TAG)

Airbus A3212

Philippine Airlines

PR 35LR

RPLL (Manila; MNL) - WSSS (Singapore Changi; SIN)

Airbus A350-1000

Is this an actual route?

Philippine Airlines operates direct services to and from Singapore via the Singapore Changi International Airport (ICAO: WSSS; IATA: SIN). In this high-capacity international route for business and holiday travelers, PR typically deploys the Airbus A330-300 or the Airbus A321neos.

More in the future!

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