Sanga-Sanga Airport

Sanga-Sanga Airport (Sinama: Landing Sanga-Sanga) (IATA: TWT, ICAO: RPMN), also known as Tawi-Tawi Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Bongao, the capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi 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 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. It is not an international airport, contrary to its classification by the Tawi-Tawi provincial government. It is located on Sanga-Sanga Island. The airport was referenced by IATA with the code SGS until the end of 2011.

Sanga-Sanga Airport

Landing sin Sanga-Sanga
A view of Sanga-Sanga Airport from the peak of Mount Bongao.
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesBongao, Tawi-Tawi
LocationBarangay Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Elevation AMSL5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates05°02′49″N 119°44′34″E
Map
TWT/RPMN
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,930 6,332 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers102,564
Aircraft movements488
Metric tonnes of cargo53
Statistics from the Air Transportation Office.[1]

In 2005, the runway was extended to 1,930 meters through partnerships between the DOTC (now renamed as DOTr), the CAAP, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (defunct) and the Tawi-Tawi provincial government. In addition, the runway will be widened to 30 meters. Along with the expansion of Jolo Airport in Sulu, the expansion of the runway is set to be completed by August 2009.[2]

The new runway was inaugurated on August 17, 2009 by Ambassador Kristie Kenney and local officials.[3]

In 2015, the Department of Transportation and Communications(DOTC, now Department of Transportation or DOTr) allotted P248 million to jumpstart the renovation of the Sanga-Sanga airport and additional P10 million for the fencing requirement expenses of Cagayan de Sulu Airport in the municipality of Mapun, Tawi-tawi. DOTC has also scheduled to release another P577 million by January 2016 to finance the further improvement and development of Sanga-sanga airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Due to the cancellation of flights following the COVID-19 pandemic, this list is no longer current and is subject to change without prior notice.[5]

AirlinesDestinations
Cebu Pacific Zamboanga
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express 		Zamboanga[6]
Platinum Skies Zamboanga

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. PASSENGER MOVEMENT CY 2001-2005 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Air Transportation Office, retrieved July 8, 2007
  2. Airport upgrades in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi pick up pace, Mindanao Economic Development Council, May 19, 2009
  3. Kenney inaugurates upgraded Tawi-Tawi airport project Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, Sun.Star Zamboanga, August 18, 2009
  4. P835-M earmarked for Tawi-Tawi airport upgrade
  5. "Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)". www.philippineairlines.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  6. PAL to open new domestic routes in December 2019



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