Bancasi Airport

Bancasi Airport

*Tugpahanan sa Bancasi*
*Tugpahanan hong Bancasi*
*Paliparan ng Bancasi*
Bancasi Airport; Tugpahanan sa Bancasi; Tugpahanan hong Bancasi; Paliparan ng Bancasi
	IATA: BXU; ICAO: RPME;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Butuan
Elevation AMSL	43 m / 141 ft
Coordinates	8°57′5″N125°28′41″E / 8.95139°N 125.47806°E
Website	www.butuanbancasiairport.com
Map
	BXU/RPME BXU/RPME
Runways
Statistics (2021)
Passengers
Passengers	265,124
Aircraft movements	3,540
Cargo (in kgs)	4,214,788
	Source: CAAP

Last updated November 20, 2024

Bancasi Airport( IATA : BXU, ICAO : RPME),^[2] also known as Butuan Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Butuan and Agusan del Norte. It is the only airport in Agusan del Norte and the largest in Caraga.^[3] The airport is classified as an International Airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), a body of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but of all the other airports in the Philippines, except the major international airports.

History

On May 25, 1964, the Senate of the Philippines planned to construct the airport with a budget of 300,000 PHP.^[5]

On July 5, 2012, The Department of Transport and Communications (DOTC) announced that the airport would receive 45.5 million Philippine pesos in subsidy for expansion of the apron, the improvement and expansion of vehicular parking area, construction of drainage system, and construction of concrete hollow block fence, with bidding scheduled to open to contractors, as a part of a PHP 303 million project to improve tourism in the country. ^[6] In early March 2023, the Department of Transportation completed an expansion project, which includes a new terminal building that increased the airport's capacity from 248 to 616 passengers. As a result of the expansion project, The terminal experienced new architecture, new plumbing, new mechanics, new ceilings, new tileworks, and new paintings. On March 8, 2023, the inauguration started, attended by CAAP Director Manuel Antonio Tamayo, Department of Transportation Undersecretary for Aviation and Airports Roberto Cecilio Lim, CAAP Deputy Director General for Administration Atty. Danjun G. Lucas, and other officials.^[7]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Cebgo	Cebu
Cebu Pacific	Cebu, Manila
PAL Express	Cebu, Manila

The airport has 12 flights daily, with flights from Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines.^[7]

Structure

Runway

The airport has a 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) runway, able to cater two 180-seat Airbus A320s.^[6]

Terminal

The airport has restaurants and shops, there are also some lounges in the airport. There are also smoking-designated areas inside the airport.^[4]

Transport

There are several ways to go to the airport, these include jeepneys, car rental services, ridesharing, and car-for-hire services.^[4] The car services include LAX Shuttle and Magnum Express.^[8] The airport has its own road.^[9]

Accidents and incidents

October 26, 2007: Philippine Airlines Flight 475 arriving from Manila, operated by an Airbus A320-200 (registered as RP-C3224), overshot the runway of Butuan Airport after landing. Nineteen injuries were reported.^[10]
February 15, 2014: Cebu Pacific Flight 220, an Airbus A319-100 (registered as RP-C3195), went off the runway of the airport on a flight to Mactan–Cebu when the nose gear and left main gear departed the paved surface of the runway during a 180-degree backtrack. 105 passengers were on board. No injuries were reported whatsoever.^[11]

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[2] MSc, Lionel K. Anderson (2010-07-07). ACARS - A Users Guide. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4457-8847-0.

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