This is a list of airports in the Philippines, grouped by type.
Regulation of airports and aviation in the Philippines lies with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP's classification system, introduced in 2008, rationalizes the previous Air Transportation Office (ATO) system of airport classification, pursuant to the Philippine Transport Strategic Study and the 1992 Civil Aviation Master Plan. [1] The list is updated every three years, or as the need arises. [1]
In the current classification system, 88 airports owned by the national government are placed into one of three main categories: [2]
1. International airports are airports capable of handling international flights and have border control facilities. [1] Airports in this category include airports that currently serve, or previously served, international destinations. There are currently 8 airports in this category. [3] Seven of these airports were in the initial CAAP list in 2008: [2] Clark, Davao, Laoag, Mactan–Cebu, Manila–Ninoy Aquino, Kalibo and Puerto Princesa. The only airport elevated to international status since 2008 has been the Iloilo Airport, [4] where scheduled international service began in 2012.
Both the Bohol–Panglao International Airport in Bohol and the Bicol International Airport in Albay, while billed as international airports, have yet to be formally placed into this category as of February 2022, while the General Santos, Subic Bay and Zamboanga international airports, though still retaining their names, were subsequently downgraded by the CAAP. [3]
2. Principal airports are airports which serve domestic destinations. [1] There are 40 in total. This category is further subdivided into two types:
3. Community airports are airports that are used primarily for general aviation. [1] There are currently 40 airports in this category. [4] Only a few community airports, such as Siquijor Airport and Vigan Airport, have regularly-scheduled air service. In February 2022, the CAAP classified the previously unclassified M'lang airport under this category. [3]
All privately owned aerodromes (airports, airstrips, airfields) are outside of the CAAP's classification system.
The old ATO system, in use until 2008, categorized the country's public airports into four types: [5]
1. International airports were airports capable of handling international flights. There were two sub-categories of international airports:
2. Trunkline airports were airports serving the principal commercial centers of the Philippines, intended for use by medium-range jets. [5] These were, in most cases, the only domestic airports equipped with instrument landing systems. Twelve airports were classified under this category in 2004. [6] Prior to their closure or conversion to military use, the former domestic airports of Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro and Iloilo were considered trunkline airports. [6]
3. Secondary airports were airports serving smaller urban areas capable of at least handling smaller propeller aircraft, though some were capable of supporting jet aircraft. [5] These airports were only open from sunrise until sunset, usually requiring notification of airport authorities if nighttime landing is a necessity. In 2004 a total of 25 facilities were considered secondary airports. [6] Prior to its conversion to Rajah Buayan Air Base, Buayan Airport — the former commercial airport for General Santos — was classified as a secondary airport. [8]
4. Feeder airports were airports capable of handling smaller piston aircraft. [5] Many facilities in this category were small airstrips serving more remote areas. In 2004 a total of 42 facilities were considered feeder airports. [6] Prior to their closure or transfer to private ownership, the airports of Dolores, Lucena and Malaybalay were under this classification. [6]
This classification was made obsolete after the Air Transportation Office was replaced by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the successor agency created by virtue of Republic Act No. 9497. [9]
The lists below follow the CAAP's classification for airports in the Philippines, as of February 2022. [3] Airport names in bold have scheduled service on commercial airlines.
NOTE on ICAO codes: Under the current ICAO code assignment scheme, airports in the Luzon island group (including the Cuyo Islands, but excluding Masbate, Romblon and the rest of Palawan) and the Caluya Islands of Antique are assigned RPL- and RPU- codes; those in the Visayas (except Caluya), Masbate, Romblon and Palawan (except Cuyo), RPV- and RPS-; and those in Mindanao, RPM- and RPN-. Italicized are unofficial ICAO airport codes, i.e. those which do not fit the current code assignment scheme (RPEN, RPPN, RPTP), or are temporary placeholder codes containing numbers (RP12 through 17).
The various civilian aerodromes listed in this section remain unclassified. These airports, airfields, airstrips and seaplane terminals are owned and operated by individuals, corporations, or local governments. [10]
Many of these aerodromes were purposely built to service the surrounding area's dominant industry; such are located close to tourist areas, agricultural plantations, mines and logging concessions. Some small airstrips, such as those in Sagpangan, Limasawa and Dibagat, were built to facilitate missionary work in remote areas.
Not all of the listed aerodromes in this section necessarily have a valid aerodrome certificate from the CAAP. Many are non-operational, abandoned, inactive or already closed. Aerodromes which appear in the latest satellite imagery to no longer be usable due to redevelopment are marked with a strikethrough. Airport codes that are now obsolete are enclosed in brackets.
Only a few of the aerodromes below see some amount of chartered or regularly scheduled cargo and/or commercial air traffic, usually with the use of smaller aircraft.
The list below only includes new air transportation facilities being proposed or are under construction.
Francisco Bangoy International Airport — also commonly known as Davao International Airport — is the main airport serving Davao City and Davao Region in the Philippines. Serving as the main gateway to Mindanao, it is the busiest airport on the island and the third busiest in the Philippines in 2022.
Sibulan Airport, also known as Dumaguete Airport or Dumaguete–Sibulan Airport, is an airport serving the general area of the city of Dumaguete, located in the province of Negros Oriental in the Philippines. It is located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) north of Dumaguete on a 63-hectare (160-acre) site in Barangay Agan-an in the nearby municipality of Sibulan. The airport is one of two major airports serving Negros Island, the other being Bacolod–Silay Airport in Silay, Negros Occidental.
Laguindingan Airport, also referred to as Laguindingan International Airport, is an international airport in Northern Mindanao that serves the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Marawi, as well as the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon in the Philippines. The airport is Mindanao's second-busiest airport after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City.
General Santos International Airport, also known as Tambler Airport and General Santos City Airport, is an alternate international airport located in the city of General Santos, Philippines serving the greater area of Soccsksargen. Situated in Fatima, General Santos, it is a large airport on the island of Mindanao and is officially classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), a government bureau which is responsible for the management and operations of General Santos International Airport and all other airports in the country except regular international airports.
Puerto Princesa International Airport is an airport serving the general area of Puerto Princesa, located in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.
Roxas Airport is a domestic airport serving the general area of Roxas City and the province of Capiz, in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal airport, by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of most minor and domestic airports serving various parts of the country.
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport, also known as Tacloban City Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Tacloban, a highly urbanized city in the Leyte island of the Philippines. It is the main gateway from Manila and Cebu to Eastern Visayas. It is classified as a Class 1 principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. In 2022, Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport served 1.48 million passengers, making it the seventh-busiest in the country.
Tuguegarao Airport is an airport serving the general area of Tuguegarao, the capital city of the province of Cagayan in the Philippines. Located along Maharlika Highway, the airport is accessible from adjacent municipalities in Cagayan and northern Isabela. It is classified as a major commercial domestic airport by the Air Transportation Office.
Kalibo International Airport is an international airport that serves the general area of Kalibo, the capital of the province of Aklan in the Philippines, and is one of two airports serving Boracay, the other being Godofredo P. Ramos Airport in the municipality of Malay. It is situated 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of the town proper of Kalibo and 68 kilometers (42 mi) southwest from Caticlan port in Malay. It is one of the two classified international airports on the island of Panay, alongside Iloilo International Airport, and is among the busiest airports in Western Visayas.
Pagadian Airport, classified Principal Airport Class 1 or major domestic by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), is an airport serving the city of Pagadian, the rest of the province of Zamboanga del Sur, and the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in the Philippines. The CAAP is the arm of the Department of Transportation which operates all the airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
Bicol International Airport, also referred by some sources as Southern Luzon International Airport, is an airport serving the vicinity of Legazpi, the capital city of Albay and the regional center of Bicol Region, in the Philippines. Dubbed as the Philippines' "Most Scenic Gateway", the airport is located in Daraga, an adjacent municipality of Legazpi. The ₱4.7 billion project is on a 200-hectare (490-acre) plateau 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from Mayon Volcano. It replaced the old Legazpi Airport, which is only 2 to 3 kilometers from the BIA.
Naga Airport is an airport serving the city and metropolitan area of Naga, located in the province of Camarines Sur in the Philippines. Although the airport is named after Naga, it is actually located in the provincial capital, Pili. The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) 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.
Bagabag Airport is an airport serving the general area of Bagabag, located in the province of Nueva Vizcaya in the Philippines. It is the only airport in Nueva Vizcaya and is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines is the civil aviation authority of the Philippines and is responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, economic and efficient air travel. The agency also investigates aviation accidents via its Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board. Formerly the Air Transportation Office, it is an independent regulatory body attached to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of policy coordination.
Iloilo International Airport, also known as Cabatuan Airport, after its location, is the main international airport serving Metro Iloilo–Guimaras, as well as the rest of Iloilo Province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It is the fifth-busiest airport in the Philippines and is located in the municipality of Cabatuan, Iloilo, approximately 24 kilometers (15 mi) northwest of Iloilo City proper, on a 188-hectare (460-acre) site.
Air Philippines Corporation, operating as PAL Express and formerly branded as Air Philippines and Airphil Express, is a wholly-owned subsidiary airline of Philippine Airlines. It is PAL's regional brand, with services from its hubs in Manila, Clark, Cebu, and Davao.
Bohol–Panglao International Airport — also known as New Bohol International Airport or Panglao Island Airport — is an international airport on Panglao Island in the province of Bohol, Philippines. The airport opened on November 28, 2018 after decades of planning and three years of construction, replacing Tagbilaran Airport to support Bohol's increased passenger traffic due to tourism. The airport serves as the gateway to Tagbilaran and the rest of mainland Bohol for domestic air travellers. It also is less than an hour's flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport, which is a gateway to central Philippines for international tourists.
Bacolod–Silay International Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Metro Bacolod, located in the Negros Island Region of the Philippines.
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