Catarman National Airport

Catarman National Airport Nasudnon nga Luparan san Catarman Paliparang Pambansa ng Catarman
Exterior of Catarman National Airport
IATA: CRM ICAO: RPVF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Catarman
Elevation  AMSL	2 m / 6 ft
Coordinates	12°30′9″N124°38′9″E / 12.50250°N 124.63583°E / 12.50250; 124.63583
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,600 5,249 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 33,415 Aircraft movements 1,056 Tonnes of cargo 71.802
Statistics of the Civil Aviation of the Philippines. [1]

Catarman National Airport( IATA : CRM, ICAO : RPVF), otherwise known as Catarman Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Catarman, located in the province of Northern Samar in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.

Airport upgrade

Catarman National Airport is a priority for national appropriation by the Philippine government. Improvement of its terminal building incurred a budgetary allocation of a 15 million-peso ^[2] appropriation from the national government.^{[ when? ]}

The airport sustained heavy damage following the onslaught of Typhoon Nona in 2015. Rehabilitation works were started and the project consists of constructing a new passenger terminal building, taxiway, perimeter fence, expanding the apron, and improvements in the runway. The upgrade works at the airport were completed in August 2021 and were inaugurated on September 2, 2021. ^[3]

Airport facilities

Terminal building

Prior to the upgrade, the passenger terminal building had a capacity of 50 passengers. After the upgrade, the capacity was increased to 150 passengers and can now accommodate 50,000 passengers annually. ^[3]

Runway

Runway

The airport has a 1,600-meter (5,200 ft) asphalt/concrete runway that runs in a 04/22 direction. During the upgrade, the runway was overlaid with asphalt. ^[3]

Apron

The airport has two parking bays and can accommodate two De Havilland Canada Dash 8 (formerly Bombardier Q400) turboprops. ^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
PAL Express	Cebu, [5] Manila

See also

• List of airports in the Philippines

References

1. "Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001-2008". March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2009– via caap.gov.ph.
2. ^[ dead link ‍]
3. Balinbin, Arjay L. (September 2, 2021). "Upgraded Catarman Airport Can Now Serve 50,000 Passengers Annually". BusinessWorld. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
4. "Tugade Inaugurates Upgraded Catarman Airport". Philstar Global. September 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
5. Zurbano, Joel E. "PAL launches Cebu flights to Catarman, adds trips to Siargao". Manila Standard. Retrieved 8 January 2025.