Limay (Bataan) Airfield

The closure was a result of economic and land-use optimization. As a private corporate airfield, its operational costs likely became unjustifiable compared to improving ground transportation. More importantly, the valuable real estate occupied by the airfield was needed for the expansion of the adjacent Petron Bataan Refinery and its associated industrial facilities. The land was repurposed for industrial use rather than aviation.

The site of the former airfield has been completely absorbed and redeveloped by the Petron Bataan Refinery complex. The land where the runway and apron once stood is now occupied by large industrial structures, storage tanks, processing units, and open-air bulk material storage (such as coal piles for the adjacent co-generation power plant). While the faint outline of the runway can still be discerned in some satellite views, it is completely obstructed and has been permanently repurposed for industrial ground use.

Limay Airfield was a private airstrip owned and operated by the Bataan Refining Corporation (BRC), which is now the Petron Bataan Refinery, the largest oil refinery in the Philippines. Its primary purpose was to serve the logistical needs of the refinery. Operations were limited to corporate aviation, transporting company executives, engineers, technical personnel, and occasionally urgent light cargo between Manila and the Limay industrial complex. It was never a commercial airport for public use and did not have scheduled passenger services.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Limay Airfield. Reopening is considered impossible, as the site has been irreversibly developed with permanent, heavy industrial infrastructure. The land has been fully integrated into the refinery's operational footprint, making any future aviation use unfeasible.