Calbayog Airport

Calbayog Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Calbayog, Waray-Waray: Luparan san Calbayog) (IATA: CYP, ICAO: RPVC) is an airport serving the general area of Calbayog, located in the province of Samar in the Philippines. 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 and Communications 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.

Calbayog Airport

Paliparan ng Calbayog
Luparan san Calbayog
Exterior of Calbayog Airport in 2010
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesCalbayog
LocationBarangay Trinidad, Calbayog
Elevation AMSL4 m / 12 ft
Coordinates12°4′22″N 124°32′42″E
Map
CYP/RPVC
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,100 6,890 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers40,778
Aircraft movements800
Cargo Traffic (kg)91,780
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Cebu Pacific
operated by Cebgo
Cebu
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express
Clark

Expansion

On August 14, 2014, Philippine Senate President issued statement which included Calbayog Airport in the airport budget priority for 2015 with 678 million pesos allocated.[2]

On May 9, 2017, DOTr begins the construction of new passenger terminal and site development. It was planned to be finished by April 28, 2019. However, in a progress report announced by the Department of Transportation on November 25, 2019, the construction of the new passenger terminal was 77 percent complete way late than the targeted date of completion.

The construction of the new airport terminal will not be finished at least until mid 2020. When construction is finished, bigger aircraft can land and take off from Calbayog Airport which means that it can accommodate flights direct from Manila using bigger planes.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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