List of airports in the Philippines
This is a list of airports in the Philippines, grouped by type.
Classification
Regulation over airports and aviation in the Philippines lies with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP's classification system, introduced in 2008, rationalizes the previous Air Transportation Office (ATO) system of airport classification, pursuant to the Philippine Transport Strategic Study and the 1992 Civil Aviation Master Plan.[1] The list is updated every three years, or as the need arises.[1]
In the current classification system, 85 airports owned by the national government are placed into one of three main categories:[2]
1. International airports are airports capable of handling international flights and have border control facilities.[1] Airports in this category include airports that currently serve, or previously served, international destinations. There are currently 12 airports in this category.[3] Ten of these airports were in the initial CAAP list in 2008:[2] Clark, Davao, General Santos, Laoag, Mactan–Cebu, Manila, Kalibo, Puerto Princesa, Subic Bay and Zamboanga. The only airport elevated to international status since 2008 has been the Iloilo Airport,[3] where scheduled international service began in 2012. Panglao Airport in Bohol, while billed as an international airport, is yet to be formally placed into this category as of January 2019.[3]
2. Principal airports are airports which serve domestic destinations.[1] They're 32 in the total. This category is further subdivided into two types:
- Class 1 principal airports are airports capable of serving jet aircraft with a capacity of at least 100 seats (but could be 70).[1] As of January 2019 there are 13 airports under this sub-category,[3] all of which have regularly-scheduled air service. Tagbilaran Airport belonged to this category prior to its closure in lieu of Panglao Airport.
- Class 2 principal airports are airports capable of serving propeller aircraft with a capacity of at least 19 seats.[1] As of January 2019 there are 19 airports under this sub-category,[3] most of which have regularly-scheduled air service.
3. Community airports are airports that are used primarily as Regional and Local Airports or for General aviation.[1] There are currently 41 airports in this category.[3] Only a few community airports, such as Cauayan Airport and Ozamiz Airport, have regularly-scheduled air service.
San Vicente Airport in Palawan, which is owned by the national government, remains unclassified as of January 2019.[3] All privately owned aerodromes (airports, airstrips, airfields) are outside of the CAAP's classification system.
Former ATO classification
The old ATO system, in use until 2008, categorized the country's public airports into four types:[4]
1. International airports were airports capable of handling international flights. There are two sub-categories of international airports:
- Regular International airports were "used for the operation of aircraft engaged in international air navigation,"[4] and served as country's primary international gateways. In 2004 Manila and Mactan–Cebu were the only airports in this category.[5] Clark and Subic Bay were later given this status.[6]
- Alternate International airports were airports capable of handling international flights in lieu of the regular international airports, but were not designated as primary international gateways.[4] The four airports of Davao, General Santos, Laoag and Zamboanga were classified as such.[5][6]
2. Trunkline airports were airports serving the principal commercial centers of the Philippines, intended for use by medium-range jets.[4] These were, in most cases, the only domestic airports equipped with instrument landing systems. Twelve airports were classified under this category in 2004.[5] Prior to their closure or conversion to military use, the former domestic airports of Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro and Iloilo were considered trunkline airports.[5]
3. Secondary airports were airports serving smaller urban areas capable of at least handling smaller propeller aircraft, though some were capable of supporting jet aircraft.[4] These airports were only open from sunrise until sunset, usually requiring notification of airport authorities if nighttime landing is a necessity. In 2004 a total of 25 facilities were considered secondary airports.[5] Prior to its conversion to Rajah Buayan Air Base, Buayan Airport — the former commercial airport for General Santos City — was classified as a secondary airport.[7]
4. Feeder airports were airports capable of handling smaller piston aircraft.[4] Many facilities in this category were small airstrips serving more remote areas. In 2004 a total of 42 facilities were considered feeder airports.[5] Prior to their closure or transfer to private ownership, the airports of Dolores, Lucena and Malaybalay were under this classification.[5]
This classification was made obsolete after the Air Transportation Office was replaced by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the successor agency created by virtue of Republic Act No. 9497.[8]
Airport names in bold have scheduled service on commercial airlines.
NOTE on ICAO codes: Under the current ICAO code assignment scheme, airports in the Luzon island group (including the Cuyo Islands, but excluding Masbate, Romblon and the rest of Palawan) and the Caluya Islands of Antique are assigned RPL- and RPU- codes; those in the Visayas (except Caluya), Masbate, Romblon and Palawan (except Cuyo), RPV- and RPS-; and those in Mindanao, RPM- and RPN-. Italicized are unofficial ICAO airport codes, i.e. those which do not fit the current code assignment scheme (RPEN, RPPN, RPTP), or are temporary placeholder codes containing numbers (RP12 through 17).
The lists below follow the CAAP's classification for airports in the Philippines, as of January 2019.[3]
International airports
Principal domestic airports
Community airports
Unclassified aerodromes
The various civilian aerodromes listed in this section remain unclassified. These airports, airfields, airstrips and seaplane terminals are owned and operated by individuals, corporations, or local governments[9] — except for the recently opened, government-owned San Vicente Airport, which the CAAP has not yet formally categorized.
Many of these aerodromes were purposely built to service the surrounding area's dominant industry; such are located close to tourist areas, agricultural plantations, mines and logging concessions. Some small airstrips, such as those in Sagpangan, Limasawa and Dibagat, were built to facilitate missionary work in remote areas.
Not all of the listed aerodromes in this section necessarily have a valid aerodrome certificate from the CAAP. Many are non-operational, abandoned, inactive or already closed. Aerodromes which appear in the latest satellite imagery to no longer be usable due to redevelopment are marked with a strikethrough. Airport codes that are now obsolete are enclosed in brackets.
Only a few of the aerodromes below see some amount of chartered or regularly scheduled cargo and/or commercial air traffic, usually with the use of smaller aircraft.
Military airfields
Military facility name | ICAO | IATA | Actual location | Usage | Coordinates |
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Basilio Fernando Air Base | RPUL | Lipa, Batangas | Military | 13°57′17″N 121°07′29″E | |
Camp Mateo Capinpin Airfield | RPLM[14] | Tanay, Rizal | Military | 14°32′05″N 121°21′49″E | |
Cesar Basa Air Base | RPUF | Floridablanca, Pampanga | Military | 14°59′11″N 120°29′33″E | |
Kindley Landing Field (Corregidor) | RPLX | Cavite City, Cavite | Military | 14°23′29″N 120°36′26″E | |
Danilo Atienza Air Base (formerly U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point) | RPLS | SGL | Cavite City, Cavite | SGL Military | 14°29′29″N 120°53′38″E |
Ernesto Rabina Air Base (formerly Crow Valley Gunnery Range) | RPLQ | Capas, Tarlac | Military | 15°19′03″N 120°25′22″E | |
Fort Magsaysay Airfield | RPLV | Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija | Military | 15°26′02″N 121°05′24″E | |
Jose Paredes Air Station Airstrip | Pasuquin and Burgos, Ilocos Norte | Military | 18°24′11″N 120°40′00″E | ||
Lumbia Air Base | RPML | Cagayan de Oro | Military | 08°24′56″N 124°36′40″E | |
Wallace Drone Launch Facility within Poro Point (Wallace) Air Station | RPLW | San Fernando, La Union | Military | 16°37′05″N 120°17′00″E | |
Rajah Buayan Air Base | RPMB | General Santos | Military | 06°06′20″N 125°14′06″E | |
Rancudo Airfield | RPPN | Kalayaan, Palawan | Military | 11°03′05″N 114°17′01″E | |
San Vicente Naval Airfield within Naval Base Camilo Osias | Santa Ana, Cagayan | Military | 18°30′13″N 122°08′56″E | ||
Sibutu Airfield | Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi | Military | 04°50′35″N 119°27′38″E | ||
Tarumpitao Point Airfield | RPTP | Rizal, Palawan | Military | 09°02′37″N 117°37′59″E | |
Antonio Bautista Air Base and Puerto Princesa International Airport | RPVP | PPS | Puerto Princesa | Mixed military-civilian use | 09°44′31″N 118°45′31″E |
Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base and Mactan–Cebu International Airport | RPVM | CEB | Lapu-Lapu | Mixed military-civilian use | 10°18′48″N 123°58′58″E |
Clark Air Base and Clark International Airport | RPLC | CRK | Clark Freeport Zone | Mixed military-civilian use | 15°11′09″N 120°33′35″E |
Edwin Andrews Air Base and Zamboanga International Airport | RPMZ | ZAM | Zamboanga City | Mixed military-civilian use | 06°55′20″N 122°03′34″E |
Jesus Villamor Air Base (formerly Nichols Field) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport | RPLL | MNL | Parañaque/Pasay | Mixed military-civilian use | 14°30′31″N 121°01′10″E |
Angeles | Former military use | 15°07′16″N 120°35′45″E | |||
Angeles | Former military use | 15°09′18″N 120°35′54″E | |||
Bacolor, Pampanga | Former military use | 15°04′54″N 120°36′05″E | |||
Angeles | Former military use | 15°07′44″N 120°34′00″E | |||
Victorias, Negros Occidental | Former military use | 10°53′21″N 123°01′07″E | |||
Bamban, Tarlac | Former military use | 15°18′03″N 120°35′29″E | |||
Batangas City, Batangas | Former military use | 13°46′28″N 121°03′49″E | |||
Burauen, Leyte | Former military use | 10°58′49″N 124°54′18″E | |||
Burauen, Leyte | Former military use | 10°59′33″N 124°54′06″E | |||
RPUC | Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija | Former military use | 15°29′11″N 121°02′30″E | ||
Mariveles, Bataan | Former military use | 14°27′24″N 120°35′31″E | |||
Zamboanga City | Former military use | 06°55′34″N 122°01′38″E | |||
Camalaniugan, Cagayan | Former military use | 18°18′03″N 121°39′53″E | |||
Calamba, Laguna | Former military use | 14°13′26″N 121°05′59″E | |||
Manapla, Negros Occidental | Former military use | 10°57′32″N 123°10′34″E | |||
U.S. Naval Air Station Cubi Point (now Subic Bay International Airport) | RPLB | Morong, Bataan | SFS Former military use | 14°47′40″N 120°16′16″E | |
Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon | Former military use | 08°21′41″N 124°49′59″E | |||
Dulag, Leyte | Former military use | 10°56′53″N 125°00′37″E | |||
Dumarao, Capiz | Former military use | 11°15′42″N 122°40′31″E | |||
Echague, Isabela | Former military use | 16°42′05″N 121°39′21″E | |||
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro | Former military use | 12°26′50″N 121°04′47″E | |||
Caloocan | Former military use | 14°39′05″N 120°59′26″E | |||
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro | Former military use | 12°23′28″N 121°03′13″E | |||
Limay, Bataan | Former military use | 14°31′38″N 120°36′04″E | |||
La Carlota, Negros Occidental | Former military use | 10°25′30″N 122°54′23″E | |||
Davao City | Former military use | 07°03′31″N 125°31′30″E | |||
Luna, La Union | Former military use | 16°51′52″N 120°22′58″E | |||
Mabalacat, Pampanga | Former military use | 15°14′21″N 120°34′08″E | |||
Mabalacat, Pampanga | Former military use | 15°13′02″N 120°33′00″E | |||
Mandaluyong | Former military use | 14°34′41″N 121°03′26″E | |||
Mangaldan, Pangasinan | Former military use | 16°03′40″N 120°23′49″E | |||
Mariveles, Bataan | Former military use | 14°26′06″N 120°28′37″E | |||
Davao City | Former military use | 07°03′21″N 125°35′34″E | |||
RPVN | Medellin, Cebu | Former military use | 11°08′26″N 123°57′35″E | ||
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro | Former military use | 12°25′32″N 121°05′51″E | |||
Naguilian, La Union | Former military use | 16°32′05″N 120°23′49″E | |||
Santa Cruz, Zambales | Former military use | 15°42′41″N 119°53′54″E | |||
Makati | Former military use | 14°33′25″N 121°01′16″E | |||
Pasig | Former military use | 14°35′17″N 121°05′45″E | |||
Pilar, Bataan | Former military use | 14°39′51″N 120°33′00″E | |||
Porac, Pampanga | Former military use | 15°03′11″N 120°32′32″E | |||
Rizal, Palawan | Former military use | 09°03′47″N 117°39′19″E | |||
Quezon City | Former military use | 14°38′58″N 121°02′03″E | |||
Tarlac City, Tarlac | Former military use | 15°29′37″N 120°38′35″E | |||
San Marcelino, Zambales | Former military use | 14°57′39″N 120°12′26″E | |||
Burauen, Leyte | Former military use | 10°59′01″N 124°55′32″E | |||
Cabatuan, Iloilo | Former military use | 10°50′47″N 122°30′21″E | |||
Tanauan, Leyte | Former military use | 11°06′15″N 125°01′14″E | |||
Quezon City | Former military use | 14°36′31″N 121°04′09″E | |||
Quezon City | Former military use | 14°35′45″N 121°04′48″E | |||
Airports being planned or under construction
The list below only includes new air transportation facilities being proposed or are under construction.
Airport name | Status | Type | Actual location | Coordinates |
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Bicol (Southern Luzon) International Airport | Under construction | International | Daraga, Albay | 13°06′44″N 123°40′38″E |
Carabao Island International Airport | Private sector proposal rejected[15] | International | San Jose, Romblon | |
New Manila International Airport | Private sector proposals under review / JICA study completion pending | International | Bulakan, Bulacan[16] | |
Cotabato City International Airport | Chinese-firm study (PPP scheme bidding agreed)[17] | International | Tamontaka I to Tamontaka III, Cotabato City | |
New Zamboanga International Airport | Proposed[18] | International | Zamboanga City | 06°57′29″N 122°09′55″E |
Dumaguete-Bacong International Airport | Land Acquisition[19] | International | Bacong, Negros Oriental | |
Agutaya Airport | Under construction | Domestic | Agutaya, Palawan | 11°09′33″N 120°57′14″E |
Alaminos (Pangasinan) Airport | Construction on hold[20] | Domestic | Alaminos, Pangasinan | 16°08′37″N 120°02′04″E |
Balabac Airport | PPP bidding pending[21] | Domestic | Balabac, Palawan | 13°06′44″N 123°40′38″E |
Bukidnon Airport (Maraymaray Airstrip) | Under construction[22][23] | Domestic | Don Carlos, Bukidnon | 07°42′41″N 124°57′04″E |
Calayan Airport | Under construction[24] | Domestic | Calayan, Cagayan | 19°15′25″N 121°29′23″E |
Daanbantayan (North Cebu) Airstrip | Study pending[25] | Domestic | Daanbantayan, Cebu | |
Kabankalan Airport | Under construction[26] | Domestic | Kabankalan, Negros Occidental | 10°00′21″N 122°51′04″E |
Lamitan Airport | Proposed[27] | Domestic | Lamitan, Basilan | 06°42′40″N 122°07′00″E |
Libmanan Airport | Development suspended[28] | Domestic | Libmanan, Camarines Sur | |
Quirino Airport | Study pending[29] | Domestic | Maddela, Quirino | |
San Carlos Airport | Construction on hold[30] | Domestic | San Carlos, Negros Occidental | 10°30′35″N 123°26′06″E |
Sultan Kudarat Airport | Study suspended[23] | Domestic | President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat | |
Cagayan Valley International Airport | Proposed[31] | International | Tumauini, Isabela | |
Sangley Point Airport | Under construction[32] | International | Sangley Point, Cavite City, Cavite | 14°29′29″N 120°53′38″E |
Closed airports
- Bacolod Domestic Airport – closed in 2008; replaced by Bacolod–Silay Airport which inherited its IATA (BCD) and ICAO (RPVB) codes
- (Coordinates: 10°38′33.04″N 122°55′46.62″E)
- Malaybalay Airport (
RPMY) – closed in the late 1990s, converted to low-cost housing area; its ICAO code was later reassigned to Laguindingan Airport
- (Coordinates: 08°36′43″N 124°27′21″E)
- Mandurriao Airport – closed in 2007; replaced by Iloilo International Airport which inherited its IATA (ILO) and ICAO (RPVI) codes
- (Coordinates 10°42′47.04″N 122°32′27.90″E)
- Lumbia Airport (RPML) – closed for civilian flights on June 15, 2013 and converted for military use; replaced by Laguindingan Airport
- (Coordinates: 08°24′56″N 124°36′40″E)
- Tagbilaran Airport (
RPVT) – closed on November 27, 2018; replaced by Bohol–Panglao International Airport which inherited its IATA code (TAG)
- (Coordinates: 09°39′50″N 123°51′11″E)
See also
- Busiest airports in the Philippines
- Airports in the Greater Manila Area
- Transportation in the Philippines
- List of airports by ICAO code: R#RP - Philippines
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#Philippines
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External links
Sources of airport codes and data:
- IATA Airline and Airport Code Search
- ICAO Location Indicators by State, as of 12 January 2006 – ICAO airport codes, including redundant former codes
- World Aero Data: Airports in the Philippines – ICAO codes and airport data from DAFIF
Airports in the Philippines by other links: