Subic Bay

Subic Bay
Subic Bay Location in Luzon Show map of Luzon Subic Bay Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines
Coast of Subic Bay
Location	Luzon Island, Philippines
Coordinates	14°47′24″N 120°13′57″E / 14.79000°N 120.23250°E / 14.79000; 120.23250
Type	bay
Part of	West Philippine Sea
Surface area	670 km2 (262 sq mi)
Islands	Grande Island
Settlements	Morong Olongapo Subic

Subic Bay, is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Manila Bay. The bay is 35 miles (55 km) northwest of the mouth of Manila Bay and extends northward along the Luzon coastline. From 1901 to 1992 the United States operated a naval base, Subic Bay Naval Station, on the southeast coast of the bay.

USS JASON (AR 8) entering the bay

Following the U.S. turnover of the base to the Philippines in 1992, the area was redeveloped as a free-enterprise zone that included establishing a free port and technopark; and converted the naval air base there to an international airport.^[1]

Subic Bay International Airport serves as a secondary and diversion airport for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila and the Clark International Airport in Pampanga.

Map of Subic Bay
Subic Bay Port Facilities
Exploring the Philippines: Freeports and Special Economic Zones

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