Cauayan Airport

Cauayan Airport

*Pagtayaban ti Cauayan*
*Paliparan ng Cauayan*
Cauayan Airport; Pagtayaban ti Cauayan; Paliparan ng Cauayan
	The airport in 2018.
	IATA: CYZ; ICAO: RPUY;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Cauayan
Elevation AMSL	61 m / 200 ft
Coordinates	16°55′48″N121°45′11″E / 16.93000°N 121.75306°E
Map
	CYZ/RPUY CYZ/RPUY
Runways
Statistics (2021)
Passenger movements
Passenger movements	66,415
Aircraft movements	10,322
Cargo movements	1,107,265
	Source: CAAP

Last updated October 14, 2024

Cauayan Airport( IATA : CYZ, ICAO : RPUY)^[2] is an airport serving the general area of Cauayan, a city in Isabela province in the Philippines. It is one of three commercial airports in Isabela,^[3] the others being Palanan Airport in the town of Palanan and Maconacon Airport in the town of Maconacon. It is classified as a secondary airport, or a minor commercial domestic airport, by the Air Transportation Office, 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.

History

In May 1952, a discussion was made by the Philippine Senate to improve Cauayan Airport and other airports, including Luena Airport and Catarman Airport, the total price was calculated to be 200,000 Philippine pesos.^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[4]

On November 5, 1967, President Ferdinand Marcos visited Cauayan Airport for a delegation with farmers representing the province of Isabela, the meeting talked about Irrigation and other farm-related things. Marcos later left for Manila.^[5]

Between 1999 and 2008, the airport hosted no commercial flights. Proposals were made to reintroduce commercial service at the airport, such as an independent Manila-Cauayan route, as well as a route further on to Tuguegarao Airport in Tuguegarao.^[6] After almost a decade of not hosting commercial service, Cauayan Airport re-opened to commercial traffic on August 15, 2008, using PAL Express aircraft, marking the return of Philippine Airlines to Cauayan, having stopped its services to the city in 1994. At present, Cebu Pacific uses the Airbus A320 for its Manila-Cauayan-Manila route.

The airport has been renovated and night-rated to allow night landings and takeoffs.^[7]^[8]

Locations

The recommended location to stay in is the Marco Paulo Hotel and Restobar, which is close to the airport.^[9]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Cebu Pacific	Manila
Cyclone Airways	Palanan
PAL Express	Manila (begins January 15, 2025)^[10]
Sky Pasada	Maconacon, Palanan

Incidents and accidents

Cauayan Airport was the airport of origin and destination for two fatal incidents in Philippine aviation: Philippine Airlines Flight 215 en route to Manila and Asian Spirit Flight 100 en route from Manila. Notably, it was Asian Spirit Flight 100 that forced the closure of the Manila-Cauayan route in 1999.
On January 24, 2023, a Cessna 206 plane departing for Maconacon crashed in Divilacan, Isabela. All six occupants were killed. It took more than a month for authorities to find the plane.^[11]

Notes

↑ Not accounting for inflation.

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References

↑ "Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
↑ MSc, Lionel K. Anderson (2010-07-07). ACARS - A Users Guide. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4457-8847-0.
↑ Philippine Yearbook. Bureau of the Census and Statistics. 1971.
↑ Senate, Philippines Congress (1940-1973) (1952). Republic of the Philippines Congressional Record: Senate. Bureau of Print.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ Philippines (1967). Official Gazette.
↑ Cagayan bats for Manila flights ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Manila Times, July 13, 2005
↑ "Night Rating of Cauayan Airport". Build! Build! Build!. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Cauayan Airport". Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ LEAGUE Magazine, June-July 2018: The Local Government Unit Magazine. The LEAGUE Publishing Company, Inc. 2018-06-01. Archived from the original on 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
↑ Arayata, Ma. Cristina (October 11, 2024). "PAL Express to launch Manila-Cauayan flights in Jan 2025". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
↑ Julio, Harris; Manabat, Jacque; Bagaoisan, Anjo; Abanto, Rowegie (March 9, 2023). "Missing Cessna plane in Isabela found with no survivors: authorities". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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[4] Not accounting for inflation.

[statistics-1] "Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

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

[3] Philippine Yearbook. Bureau of the Census and Statistics. 1971.

[5] Senate, Philippines Congress (1940-1973) (1952). Republic of the Philippines Congressional Record: Senate. Bureau of Print.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] Philippines (1967). Official Gazette.

[Airport-7] Cagayan bats for Manila flights ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Manila Times, July 13, 2005

[8] "Night Rating of Cauayan Airport". Build! Build! Build!. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[9] "Cauayan Airport". Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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[11] Arayata, Ma. Cristina (October 11, 2024). "PAL Express to launch Manila-Cauayan flights in Jan 2025". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[12] Julio, Harris; Manabat, Jacque; Bagaoisan, Anjo; Abanto, Rowegie (March 9, 2023). "Missing Cessna plane in Isabela found with no survivors: authorities". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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