Plaridel Airport Paliparan ng Plaridel | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
Serves | Plaridel, Bulacan | ||||||||||
Location | Barangay Lumang Bayan, Plaridel, Bulacan | ||||||||||
Opened | 1935 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6 m / 19 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°53′26.40″N120°51′9.80″E / 14.8906667°N 120.8527222°E | ||||||||||
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Plaridel Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Plaridel) ( ICAO : RPUX) is an airport serving the general area of Plaridel, located in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations for 81 out of 85 government-owned airports, manages the facility and classifies it as a community airport. [1]
It is the only public airport in the Mega Manila area solely dedicated to general aviation. Among community airports it is one of the few which has taxiways that extend to the ends of a runway.
The airport was opened in 1935 and was extensively used during World War II, when it was used as a ground for training fighter pilots. [2]
Today, the airport is still used extensively as a training facility for all types of pilots, whether civil, commercial or military. Several aviation schools are found within the immediate vicinity of the airport. The airport is also a popular landing site for amateur pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
The airport is remembered as a historical landmark — one of the few airports in the Philippines with such a designation. [2]
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