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NAIA Expressway
A map of expressways in Metro Manila, with the NAIA Expressway in orange
NAIA Expressway, looking south towards NAIA Road from Andrews Avenue in Pasay
Route information
Maintained by Skyway Operations & Maintenance Corporation (SOMCo)
Length	12.65 km (7.86 mi)
Existed	2016–present
Restrictions	No motorcycles below 400cc, passenger jeepneys, and closed light trucks
Major junctions
West end	Entertainment City in Parañaque
East end	AH 26 (E2) (Skyway) at Sales Interchange in Taguig–Pasay boundary
Location
Country	Philippines
Major cities	Parañaque and Pasay
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List
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The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIAX), signed as E6 of the Philippine expressway network, is a 12.65-kilometer (7.86 mi) elevated highway in Metro Manila, Philippines. Opened in September 2016, it is the first airport expressway in the country. The expressway links the Skyway to Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Entertainment City. Traversing the cities of Pasay and Parañaque, the NAIAX runs along Andrews Avenue, Electrical Road, and NAIA Road, connecting the Skyway to Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Macapagal Boulevard, New Seaside Drive and the Manila–Cavite Expressway.

Route description

From the Sales Interchange (NAIA Exit) of Skyway, the expressway heads to the southwest and runs along Sales Road across Villamor Airbase and Newport City. It then curves to the northwest on Andrews Avenue towards the entrance to NAIA Terminal 3 and continues along the northern perimeter of the airport towards Electrical Road near NAIA Terminal 4. From here, it turns south and runs along the Parañaque River, parallel to Domestic Road on the east towards the NAIA Road junction. From this junction, the expressway branches into two, with one traversing eastwards to NAIA Terminals 1 and 2, while the other continues westwards to Entertainment City and the Manila–Cavite Expressway.

Features

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The expressway is operated and maintained by Skyway Operations & Maintenance Corporation (SOMCo), the same company that operates Skyway, while its concession holder is SMC NAIAX Corporation (formerly Vertex Tollways Development, Inc.); both companies are subsidiaries of San Miguel Corporation (SMC).

Lanes

Before the opening of the Skyway expansion project (by eliminating shoulders and shrinking the median) in 2020 that widened the expressway to 7 lanes, and due to the lack of right of way available for the project, NAIAX is the second expressway that does not have a shoulder, after North Luzon Expressway's southern segment between Balintawak and Tabang Interchange in Balagtas, and the first expressway having a narrow concrete barrier as median. Even though SMC claims that NAIAX is a 4-lane elevated expressway, SMC, via its subsidiary, Vertex Tollways Development, has built 5 to 7 lanes on the expressway without shoulders and with a narrow median barrier, with the configurations listed below.

5-lane zones

• 2 lanes to Macapagal Boulevard/NAIA Interchange (catering to motorist to/from NAIA Terminal 1 and 2) and 3 lanes to Skyway for (1) half part of the expressway's Parañaque River alignment and (2) the alignment from NAIA Terminal 3 exit (±500 m (1,600 ft) before the exit) to Andrew Ave off-ramp; the first part is configurated to tackle the possible traffic jam by the merging of NAIAX from the airport and Macapagal Boulevard
• 3 lanes to NAIA Interchange and 2 lanes to Skyway for another half part of the river alignment and above Airport Road to NAIA Terminal 3 Exit
• 2 lanes to NAIA Interchange and 3 lanes to Macapagal Boulevard west of NAIA Interchange

7-lane zones

These zones are actually 5 lanes with an acceleration lane for each direction to cater vehicles transferring between interchanges that are close to each other.

• from NAIA interchange to NAIAX-CAVITEX Interchange, where 4 lanes go westbound and 3 lanes go eastbound (to NAIA)
• from Skyway to Andrews Avenue off-ramp, where 4 lanes go westbound (to NAIA) and 3 lanes go eastbound

Speed limit

The maximum speed is 60 kilometers per hour (37 mph). The expressway has an overhead speed gantry so drivers can see the speed they cruise on; the gantry is located near the eastbound off-ramp to NAIA Terminal 3.

History

Before its development, the 1999 Metro Manila Urban Transportation Integrated Study recommended the construction of an interchange at Skyway leading to Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

On July 17, 2001, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her Cabinet approved the construction of the NAIA Expressway, funded through a Japanese loan package, and construction of its interchange with Skyway began on March 17, 2004. Construction of the 1.6-kilometer (0.99 mi) NAIA Expressway Phase 1 (NAIA Terminal 3 Exit of Skyway) was completed and inaugurated on May 30, 2009. It provided an entry/exit ramp to the then-newly-opened NAIA Terminal 3 and Resorts World Manila (now Newport World Resorts).

Phase 2 of the NAIA Expressway project was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority board during the presidency of Benigno Aquino III on May 30, 2012. It included a 4.83-kilometer (3.00 mi) extension of the expressway to Macapagal Boulevard in Entertainment City, Parañaque. The project was funded through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, with San Miguel Corporation winning the bidding for its construction, operation and maintenance. DMCI is the only contractor responsible for the project.

On January 2, 2014, construction began on Phase 2 of the NAIA Expressway. On September 22, 2016, at exactly 12:01 AM (PHT), the second phase of the airport expressway from Macapagal Boulevard to NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 was opened to all motorists and airport passengers rushing to their flights to avoid the traffic lights at every intersection along NAIA Road. Toll collection at the NAIAX began on October 22, exactly one month later.

On November 28, 2016, the on-ramp of the expressway's western terminus was removed as the new on-ramp in the expressway opened on November 4.

On December 21, 2016, at exactly 6:00 AM (PHT), the Entertainment City-NAIA Road-SLEX-Skyway segment (including the access ramp to Terminal 3) of the airport expressway was opened to all motorists for the Christmas rush. On December 28, 2016, the access ramps to and from Manila–Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX) were also opened to all motorists to provide easier access from the province of Cavite and Las Piñas to NAIA Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and vice versa.

On June 1, 2017, NAIAX was fully opened to all motorists. By the full opening of NAIAX, CAVITEX was ultimately connected to Skyway and the international airport. Since the opening of Skyway Stage 3 in 2020, the airport has been connected to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), with Skyway and NAIAX providing seamless travel to and from the airport, including Clark International Airport in Pampanga.

On March 1, 2024, an additional westbound on-ramp from Tramo in Pasay was opened to motorists.

Future

San Miguel Corporation proposed an expansion of the expressway to Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig in 2017. Planned to traverse above Lawton Avenue, this expansion aims to reduce traffic along Sales Road and Sales Interchange and help reduce travel time from the airport to BGC to 10 minutes from the initial 30 minutes to 1 hour. The project also includes constructing additional NAIAX ramps from the NAIA Terminals 1 and 2 exit ramps to C-5 Road Extension and CAVITEX C-5 Link via Ninoy Aquino Avenue. This project is part of SMC's three-year expansion project of all toll roads in southern Metro Manila to decrease traffic congestion on the area's major thoroughfares. As of 2021, the project is under construction.

NAIAX's toll system is also planned to be integrated with the South Luzon Expressway, Skyway, Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway, and STAR Tollway under SMC's Seamless Southern Tollways program, wherein motorists will pay upon exit from NAIAX or any of the aforementioned expressways.

Tolls

NAIAX uses a barrier toll system, where toll collection is done at toll barriers on a fixed rate based on the vehicle class and distance travelled using it. The eastbound lanes of NAIAX employ toll collection at its main toll plaza near Newport City and NAIA Terminal 3, while the westbound lanes employ toll collection on entry points, at its main toll plaza, and upon exit to Andrews Avenue. The expressway fully implements an electronic toll collection (ETC) system, Autosweep RFID, utilizing RFID technology. The ETC system is shared with Skyway, SLEX, STAR Tollway, MCX and TPLEX.

From March to May 2024, the expressway implemented toll collection primarily upon exit, but this scheme has been temporarily discontinued since May 17 due to build-up at the exits, prompting expansion work.

NAIAX rates (July 2017 – present)

Skyway system rates (until July 2017)

Exits

This entire route is located in Metro Manila. Exits are numbered by kilometer posts at the center of the expressway, with Rizal Park in Manila designated as kilometer zero. 

Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Pasay – Taguig boundary		9.15	5.69		Sales Interchange (Skyway / NAIAX)	AH 26 (E2) (Skyway) – Makati, Alabang, Balintawak	Directional T interchange; current eastern terminus
Pasay				NAIAX toll plaza A (westbound only, 2009–2022)
		9.26	5.75	NAIAX toll plaza B (eastbound only, 2009–2022)
						N192 (Sales Road)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former western terminus (2009–2016)
		8.9	5.5		Andrews Avenue	N192 (Andrews Avenue) – NAIA Terminals 3 & 4	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
						N192 (Andrews Avenue) – Sales, BGC	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; access to AH 26 (E2) (SLEX) via Sales Road
				NAIAX Main Toll Plaza A (Newport) (westbound pass-thru)
		7.7	4.8	NAIAX Main Toll Plaza B (Newport) (eastbound only)
		7.2	4.5		Terminal 3	NAIA Terminal 3	Eastbound exit only
					Tramo	N171 (Aurora Boulevard (Tramo))	Westbound entrance; construction of eastbound exit pending
Pasay – Parañaque boundary					Terminal 1 / Terminal 2	N194 (NAIA Road) / N195 (Ninoy Aquino Avenue) – NAIA Terminals 1 & 2, Sucat Road	Directional T interchange
Parañaque		4.5	2.8		Coastal Road (CAVITEX)	E3 (CAVITEX) – Cavite	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; future connection with Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEX)
		4.1	2.5		Entertainment City	New Seaside Drive	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		4.1– 3.8	2.5– 2.4		Macapagal	Macapagal Boulevard	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; western terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Incomplete access        Tolled

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v t e  Philippine expressway network
List
Existing	E1 North Luzon Expressway Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway E2 South Luzon Expressway Skyway CAVITEX–C-5 Link Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway Southern Tagalog Arterial Road E3 Manila–Cavite Expressway Cavite–Laguna Expressway E4 Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway Subic Freeport Expressway E5 NLEX Harbor Link E6 NAIA Expressway Unnumbered Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway Central Luzon Link Expressway NLEX Connector
Proposed	Calamba–Los Baños Expressway Cebu Trans-Axial Expressway Davao City Expressway Iloilo–Capiz–Aklan Expressway Pangasinan Link Expressway North Luzon East Expressway
Under construction	Northern Access Link Expressway Southern Access Link Expressway Southeast Metro Manila Expressway Metro Cebu Expressway
Cancelled	Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Pasig River Expressway
See also: Philippine highway network

v t e Major roads in Metro Manila
Expressway routes E1/AH26 North Luzon Expressway E2 South Luzon Expressway (AH26) Metro Manila Skyway (AH26) C-5 Southlink Expressway Muntinlupa–Cavite Expressway E3 Manila–Cavite Expressway E5 North Luzon Expressway Harbor Link E6 NAIA Expressway Unnumbered NLEX Connector Highway routes Primary roads N1 MacArthur Highway Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (AH26) Manila South Road N11 Carlos P. Garcia Avenue Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue Bonny Serrano Avenue Katipunan Avenue N59 Aurora Boulevard Marikina–Infanta Highway N60 Ortigas Avenue N61 Roxas Boulevard N62 Elpidio Quirino Avenue Diego Cera Avenue N63 Dr. A. Santos Avenue Secondary roads N118 Maysan Road Paso de Blas Road Bagbaguin Road General Luis Street N120/AH26 Samson Road General San Miguel Street C-4 Road Radial Road 10 Mel Lopez Boulevard Bonifacio Drive Roxas Boulevard N127 Quirino Highway N128 Mindanao Avenue N129 Congressional Avenue Luzon Avenue Tandang Sora Avenue Katipunan Avenue N130 C-3 Road 5th Avenue Sergeant Rivera Street Gregorio Araneta Avenue N140 C-2 Road Tayuman Street Lacson Avenue Nagtahan Street Quirino Avenue N141 Tomas Claudio Street Valenzuela Street V. Mapa Street P. Sanchez Street Shaw Boulevard Pasig Boulevard Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue N142 Pasig Boulevard Extension Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue A. Mabini Street A. Luna Street Ramon Jabson Street M. Almeda Street General Luna Street M.L. Quezon Street Montillano Street N143 General Santos Avenue N144 Segment 1: Meralco Road Segment 2: Parañaque–Sucat Road N145 Segment 1: Recto Avenue Segment 2: Osmeña Highway N150 Rizal Avenue Ronquillo Street Carriedo Street Plaza Santa Cruz Padre Burgos Avenue N151 Abad Santos Avenue N155 Kalaw Avenue N156 Plaza Dilao Road Quirino Avenue Extension United Nations Avenue N157 Padre Faura Street N160 North Luzon Expressway A. Bonifacio Avenue Blumentritt Road N161 Blumentritt Road N162 Dimasalang Street N170 Commonwealth Avenue Elliptical Road Quezon Avenue España Boulevard Lerma Street Quezon Boulevard Padre Burgos Avenue Taft Avenue N171 Segment 1: West Avenue Segment 2: Aurora Boulevard N172 Timog Avenue N173 North Avenue N174 East Avenue N175 University Avenue N180 Finance Road Ayala Boulevard P. Casal Street Nepomuceno Street Legarda Street Magsaysay Boulevard Aurora Boulevard N181 San Marcelino Street N182 Romualdez Street N183 V. Mapa Street N184 Gilmore Avenue Granada Street Ortigas Avenue N185 Bonny Serrano Avenue N190 Gil Puyat Avenue Kalayaan Avenue M. Concepcion Avenue N191 Kalayaan Flyover N192 Andrews Avenue N193 Domestic Road N194 NAIA Road N195 Ninoy Aquino Avenue N411 Alabang–Zapote Road Arterial routes C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10 Major interchanges Balintawak Interchange C-5–Kalayaan Interchange C-5–Ortigas Interchange Estrella Flyover Harbor Link Interchange Kalayaan Flyover Magallanes Interchange Nagtahan Interchange Ortigas Interchange Sales Interchange Bridges Ayala Bridge Binondo–Intramuros Bridge Estrella–Pantaleon Bridge Guadalupe Bridge Jones Bridge Mabini Bridge MacArthur Bridge Makati–Mandaluyong Bridge Marcos Bridge Nagtahan Link Bridge Otis Bridge Quezon Bridge San Juan River Bridge Santa Monica–Lawton Bridge Zapote Bridge Roundabouts 11th World Scout Jamboree Memorial Rotonda Agrifina Circle Anda Circle Burgos Circle Elliptical Road Monumento Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle Remedios Circle Welcome Rotonda Planned Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike North Luzon East Expressway North–South Harbor Bridge R-7 Expressway Under construction CAVITEX C-5 Link Southeast Metro Manila Expressway
Other roads in Metro Manila Capital District Abad Santos Avenue Adriatico Street Blumentritt Road Bonifacio Drive Del Pilar Street Escolta Street España Boulevard Hidalgo Street Jose Laurel Street Kalaw Avenue Lacson Avenue Legarda Street Magsaysay Boulevard Mel Lopez Boulevard Mendiola Street Osmeña Highway Pablo Ocampo Street Padre Burgos Avenue Padre Faura Street Pedro Gil Street Quezon Boulevard Quirino Avenue Recto Avenue Rizal Avenue Roxas Boulevard Taft Avenue Tayuman Street United Nations Avenue Victorino Mapa Street Eastern Manila District Andres Bonifacio Avenue (Quezon City) Aurora Boulevard Balete Drive Batasan Road Batasan–San Mateo Road Betty Go-Belmonte Street Boni Avenue Bonny Serrano Avenue Commonwealth Avenue Congressional Avenue East Avenue Elliptical Road Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue Gilmore Avenue Granada Street Gregorio Araneta Avenue Julia Vargas Avenue Katipunan Avenue Meralco Avenue Mindanao Avenue North Avenue Ortigas Avenue Pioneer Street Quezon Avenue Shaw Boulevard Sumulong Highway Tandang Sora Avenue Timog Avenue Tomas Morato Avenue West Avenue Northern Manila District 10th Avenue General Luis Street Governor Pascual Avenue Maysan Road North Bay Boulevard Paterio Aquino Avenue Samson Road Southern Manila District Alabang–Zapote Road Andrews Avenue Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Daang Hari Diego Cera Avenue Domestic Road Doña Soledad Avenue Dr. Santos Avenue Elpidio Quirino Avenue Gil Puyat Avenue Harrison Street J. P. Rizal Avenue Jose Diokno Boulevard Kalayaan Avenue Lawton Avenue Macapagal Boulevard Makati Avenue McKinley Road Nicanor Garcia Street Ninoy Aquino Avenue Paseo de Roxas South Avenue Tramo Street

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