Ormoc Airport

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Ormoc Airport

Tugpahanan sa Ormoc
Luparan han Ormoc
Paliparan ng Ormoc
Ormoc City Airport after its rehabilitation.jpg
Exterior of Ormoc Airport in 2019 after its renovation.
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Ormoc
Elevation  AMSL 25 m / 83 ft
Coordinates 11°3′22.34″N124°33′56.5″E / 11.0562056°N 124.565694°E / 11.0562056; 124.565694
Map
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OMC/RPVO
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OMC/RPVO
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
18/361,8606,102 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers17,800
Aircraft movements400
Tonnes of cargo145.9
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. [1]

Ormoc Airport( IATA : OMC, ICAO : RPVO) is an airport serving the general area of Ormoc, located in the province of Leyte in the Philippines. It is one of three airports in the province of Leyte, the others being Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban and Hilongos Airport. Likewise, Ormoc Airport is one of the few airports in the Philippines to be situated in an "airport village", a barangay specifically designated for the airport and its surrounding area.

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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.

The airport code OMC was assigned to Ormoc Airport by the United States Department of Transportation during the colonial period. Since airport codes can be reused, DOT also assigned the airport the ID #14558, which identifies a unique airport, and the sequence ID #1455802 which identifies a unique airport at a given point in time.

History and expansion

Ormoc Airport had been previously served by several airlines. The airport had suffered damage following several natural calamities, including Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in 2013 and the magnitude 6.5 earthquake in July 2017. In February 2018, the P34-million rehabilitation project begun carried out by DOTr and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was completed last May 31.

It includes the expansion of the airport's total area from 150 square meters to 1,350 sqm, the renovation of the passenger terminal building, and the construction of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) administration building. The airport's runway is being improved to accommodate larger aircraft.

The new passenger terminal building was inaugurated on May 9, 2019, led by DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade and Mayor Richard Gomez of Ormoc City. [2] [3]

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    References

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    2. "Tugade inaugurates renovated Ormoc airport". Manila Bulletin.
    3. Charm, Neil. "Ormoc Airport runway widening set as post-2017 earthquake rehabilitation work almost done". BusinessWorld.