Virac Airport

Virac Airport Palayogan nin Virac Paliparan ng Virac
Exterior of Virac Airport
IATA: VRC ICAO: RPUV WMO: 98446
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Catanduanes
Location	Virac
Elevation  AMSL	37 m / 121 ft
Coordinates	13°34′35″N124°12′20″E / 13.57639°N 124.20556°E / 13.57639; 124.20556
Map
VRC/RPUV Show map of Catanduanes VRC/RPUV Show map of Luzon VRC/RPUV Show map of Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,886 6,188 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 53,265 Aircraft movements 662 Cargo Movements(in kgs) 76,642
Source: Statistics from eFOI [1]

Virac Airport( IATA : VRC, ICAO : RPUV) is an airport serving the island province of Catanduanes in the Philippines. It is located in the capital, Virac, and is the only airport in the province.

The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major 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.

On October 27, 2013, Cebu Pacific launched the first ever Airbus flight in Virac.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Cebu Pacific	Manila

Airport Redevelopment Project

The project is the Rehabilitation of Virac Airport with the goal expanding its passenger terminal area in order to cater to the growing number of passengers and cargo that fly in and out of Catanduanes. The project derives its funds from CAAP or the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

• Modernization of Airport Terminal and Facilities
• Asphalt overlay of runway (30mx1,886m) - approved budget 105.13 million pesos

See also

• List of airports in the Philippines

References

1. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (July 23, 2018). "Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017". Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

External links

• World Aero Data - Virac Airport (VRC) Details ^[usurped]