The Philippines, island country of Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago consisting of more than 7,000 islands and islets lying about 500 miles (800 km) off the coast of Vietnam. Manila is the capital, but nearby Quezon City is the country’s most populous city. Both are part of the National Capital Region (Metro Manila), located on Luzon, the largest island. The second-largest island of the Philippines is Mindanao, in the southeast.
The Philippines takes its name from Philip II, who was king of Spain during the Spanish colonization of the islands in the 16th century. Because it was under Spanish rule for 333 years and under U.S. tutelage for a further 48 years, the Philippines has many cultural affinities with the West. It is, for example, the second most populated Asian country (following India) with English as an official language and one of only two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in Asia (the other being East Timor). Despite the prominence of such Anglo-European cultural characteristics, the peoples of the Philippines are Asian in consciousness and aspiration.
Contemporary Filipinos continue to grapple with a society that is replete with paradoxes, perhaps the most obvious being the presence of extreme wealth alongside tremendous poverty. Rich in resources, the Philippines has the potential to build a strong industrial economy, but the country remains largely agricultural. Especially toward the end of the 20th century, rapid industrial expansion was spurred by a high degree of domestic and foreign investment. That growth, however, simultaneously contributed to severe degradation of the environment. The Philippines also emerged as a regional leader in education during the late 20th century, with a well-established public school and university system, and by the early 21st century the country had one of the highest literacy rates in Asia.
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Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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23NOV24 2030Z | RPUS | RPLI | NG-94 | ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) | -133 ft/m | 95 nm | 00:26 | View | |
22NOV24 1010Z | RPUS | RPLI | Scotty Clifford | Airbus A318 (A318) | -68 ft/m | 98 nm | 00:23 | View | |
18NOV24 1814Z | RPUS | RPLI | F_G_97 | ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) | -141 ft/m | 100 nm | 00:27 | View | |
14NOV24 1557Z | RPUS | RPLI | Roger Abram | Unknown/Generic Undesignated (ZZZZ) | -155 ft/m | 95 nm | 00:22 | View | |
16OCT24 1854Z | RPUS | RPLI | Jerry Ryen | BEECH 60 Royal Turbine Duke (B60T) | -137 ft/m | 95 nm | 00:29 | View | |
09OCT24 2042Z | RPUS | RPLI | Jose Luis G. | Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) | -68 ft/m | 123 nm | 00:31 | View | |
28SEP24 2343Z | RPUS | RPLI | antarctica6411 | Diamond DA-62 (DA62) | -177 ft/m | 123 nm | 00:53 | View | |
24SEP24 2144Z | RPUS | RPLI | Róbert Bencsik | Cub Crafters CC-19 XCub/NXCub (CC19) | -24 ft/m | 96 nm | 00:47 | View | |
16AUG24 1906Z | RPUS | RPLI | David | Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 (CRJ2) | -18 ft/m | 120 nm | 00:26 | View | |
05JUL24 1204Z | RPUS | RPLI | Krupke77 | Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) | -65 ft/m | 132 nm | 00:33 | View | |
30JUN24 1904Z | RPUS | RPLI | Jeanette Zoetendal | Cessna Skyhawk (C172) | -15 ft/m | 99 nm | 00:50 | View | |
20JUN24 0907Z | RPLP | RPLL | Niels1501 | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -291 ft/m | 200 nm | 00:42 | View | |
17MAY24 0723Z | RPUS | RPLI | Psike64 | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -78 ft/m | 125 nm | 00:40 | View | |
13MAY24 1008Z | RPUS | RPLI | Blanche | Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) | -72 ft/m | 95 nm | 02:16 | View | |
08APR24 1304Z | RPUS | RPLI | Nexus 19 | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -294 ft/m | 95 nm | 00:16 | View | |
14MAR24 2346Z | RPUS | RPLI | Morph108 | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -94 ft/m | 254 nm | 01:04 | View | |
07MAR24 1552Z | RPUS | RPLI | Mario67 | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -65 ft/m | 98 nm | 00:28 | View | |
07MAR24 0050Z | RPUS | RPLI | Nexus 15 | Quest Kodiak (KODI) | -106 ft/m | 95 nm | 00:37 | View | |
28FEB24 2015Z | RPMZ | RPVP | Nisten420 | Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) | -55 ft/m | 281 nm | 00:54 | View | |
22FEB24 0221Z | RPUS | RPLI | Mark Gee | Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) | -76 ft/m | 94 nm | 00:22 | View |