The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 was completed in 1981 to accommodate the country's growing international passenger traffic levels during the 1970s.
Designed by Leandro Locsin, a National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture, it breached its 4.5 million annual passenger capacity in 1991. Improvements to the airport increased its capacity to 6 million passengers yearly.
The 16-gate terminal currently services all international flights coming into Manila.
The following airlines operate at the NAIA Terminal 1:
- Air China (CA)
- Air Niugini (PX)
- Asiana Airlines (OZ)
- China Airlines (CI)
- China Eastern Airlines (MU)
- Eva Air (BR)
- Hong Kong Airlines (HX)
- Japan Airlines (JL)
- Korean Air (KE)
- Kuwait Airways (KU)
- Malaysia Airlines (MH)
- Oman Air (WY)
- Philippine Airlines (PR) (All international flights by June 16, 2023)
- Royal Air (RW)
- Royal Brunei Airlines (BI)
- Saudia Airlines (SV)
- Xiamen Air (MF)
- Zipair (ZG)