Dewey Boulevard Airstrip

The airstrip is widely considered a 'phantom' or non-existent airport. Its listing with the unofficial ICAO code PH-0210 appears to be an error that has propagated through various non-governmental aviation databases, possibly originating from flight simulator scenery or a misinterpretation of historical plans. There was no military conversion, economic failure, or accident because the facility itself is not documented to have ever been in public or private service.

The site at coordinates 14.5775, 120.9786 is the heart of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex. This area is a major cultural and events hub in Manila, containing prominent landmarks such as the CCP Main Building (Tanghalang Pambansa), the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), the Folk Arts Theater (Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas), and the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila. The area also includes large open spaces, parking lots, and the Star City amusement park.

The airstrip has no documented historical significance as an operational airport. The name itself is anachronistic; Dewey Boulevard was officially renamed Roxas Boulevard in 1961, while the land at the specified coordinates was reclaimed from Manila Bay during the late 1960s and 1970s to build the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex.

Speculation about the origin of the listing includes:
1. **A Planned STOLport:** It may have been a proposed site for a STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) airport during the 1970s to serve the city center, but the plan was never realized.
2. **Informal Landing Zone:** The vast, open, paved areas of the CCP Complex and its parking lots have been used for helicopter landings for VIPs and government officials attending events at the CCP or the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The 'airstrip' designation could be an informal name for these operations.
3. **Database Error:** It is most likely a data artifact or 'phantom' entry that was created and has since been copied across various unofficial platforms.

None. Since the airstrip never officially existed as a functional facility, there are no prospects or plans for 'reopening'. The location is a densely developed and critically important cultural and commercial zone, making the construction of any kind of runway or airport completely unfeasible.