Air Juan Seaplane Base

The closure was due to a combination of critical factors. The primary official reason was the indefinite operational suspension by CAAP, which was investigating the airline for safety concerns, including a fatal crash of a Cessna U206G aircraft in Palawan in 2019. This was compounded by severe economic and operational pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic, which decimated the tourism industry that was Air Juan's core market and had already forced the airline to halt its services.

The site is completely defunct as an aviation facility. The dedicated floating dock, passenger lounge, and branding for Air Juan have been removed. The location, which is a small pier adjacent to the Folk Arts Theater within the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex, has reverted to being a general-use part of the Manila Bay waterfront. It is currently inactive and shows no signs of its former use as a seaplane base.

The Air Juan Seaplane Base was a unique and modern air travel hub in Metro Manila. Its significance lies in being the main base for Air Juan, a boutique airline that revived seaplane travel in the Philippines. It offered scheduled and chartered flights directly from the heart of Manila Bay to high-end tourist destinations such as Coron (Busuanga), Puerto Galera, Boracay, and Subic. Operations primarily used a fleet of modern Cessna Grand Caravan EX amphibian aircraft. The base provided a premium service that allowed travelers to bypass the congestion of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), offering significant time savings and a novel travel experience. The ICAO code 'PH-0165' was an unofficial identifier used by some flight tracking services or simulators; the base did not have an official ICAO code.

There are currently no known plans or prospects for reopening this seaplane base. The airline that operated it, Air Juan, is defunct and has shown no signs of resuming operations. For the base to reopen, a new or existing airline would need to invest in re-establishing the infrastructure and, more importantly, secure the necessary certifications and permits from CAAP and the CCP administration. Given the high operational costs of seaplane services and the post-pandemic economic climate, there have been no public announcements from any entity about re-establishing a seaplane service at this specific location.