Bantayan Airport

Bantayan Airport is an aerodrome serving Bantayan Island in the province of Cebu in the Philippines. The airport is located in the municipality of Santa Fe, approximately 3.9 nautical miles (7.2 km; 4.5 mi) from the centre of Bantayan municipality. It is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Since the beginning of 2018 the management of the airport has move from CAAP to Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).

Bantayan Airport

  • Tugpahanan sa Bantayan
  • Paliparan ng Bantayan
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMactan–Cebu International Airport
ServesBantayan Island
LocationTalisay and Okoy barangays, Santa Fe
Elevation AMSL60 S – 70 N ft / 18–21 m
Coordinates11°09′45″N 123°47′05″E
Map
✈ RPSB
Map showing location of Bantayan Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,200 3,937 Concrete

Structure

Bantayan Airport is a small community airstrip with a paved runway but no services (no fuel). The largest handling capacity is now an 80-passenger aeroplane. The concrete runway is 1,400 m (4,590 ft) long and 18 m (60 ft) wide, as well as a small terminal. The terminal shed was erected in 2003, along with two security fences and the airport gate, as part of an airport improvement program initiated by the CAAP.[2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Juan Cebu
Royhle Air Way Dumaguete

Salient dates

As of June 2013 there is doubt about the future of the airport. CAAP wishes to cease funding it.[3] However President Aquino, who flew into Bantayan airport for his first island visit in February 2014,[4] is interested in the development of the airport.[5]

In October 2015 meanwhile, a private entrepreneur tried to appropriate it.[6]

In February 2015 it was reported that initial work was under way on the construction project to build new airports at Bantayan and Camotes.[7][8] The initial project phase is to determine a suitable location for the new airport, implying that it may be at an entirely different location on the island.[9]

From mid-November 2017 CAAP stopped operation of Bantayan airstrip, due to the airport's dilapidated state.[10]

In January 2018 the authority to manage the airport in Bantayan Island transferred from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).[11]

In August 2020 Bantayan airport terminal, runway extension to be completed by end of 2020.[12][13]

In November the construction is at its last phase, and the airport open to business in December 2020.[14][15]

References
  1. PAGASA - ICAO codes
  2. CAAP 2012
  3. Cebu Daily News 2013
  4. The Freeman 2014
  5. Balita 2014.
  6. Cebu Daily News 2014
  7. The Freeman 2015
  8. Cebu Daily News 2015.
  9. The Freeman 2017
  10. The Freeman 2017b
  11. The Freeman 2018
  12. Cebu Daily News 2020
  13. Philippines News Agency 2020
  14. Sugbo.ph 2020
  15. Cebu Daily News 2020b

Sources
  • Balita, LAP (4 Jul 2014). "President Aquino wants to develop Bantayan airport – Gov. Davide". Archived from the original on 6 Nov 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "Bantayan Airport Development Project". Archived from the original on 28 Nov 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Cebu Daily News, Peter L. Romanillos (19 Aug 2013). "Review Camotes, Bantayan airport projects — Davide". Archived from the original on 18 Aug 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Cebu Daily News, Ador Vincent S. Mayol & Apple Ta-as (23 Sep 2014). "Mayor sues Brit for fencing off airstrip". Archived from the original on 3 Nov 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Cebu Daily News, Melissa Q. Cabahug (2 Feb 2015). "Bantayan, Camotes to have airports". Archived from the original on 4 Feb 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Cebu Daily News, Morexette Marie B. Erram (9 Aug 2020). "Bantayan airport terminal, runway extension to be completed by end of 2020". Archived from the original on 16 Oct 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Cebu Daily News, Morexette Marie B. Erram (9 Oct 2020b). "UPDATED: Gwen to lead Bantayan Island Airport inspection on Oct. 16". Archived from the original on 15 Oct 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Philippines News Agency, Carlo Lorenciana (10 Aug 2020). "Bantayan Airport upgrade completed by year end: MCIAA". Archived from the original on 16 Oct 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Sugbo.ph (17 Oct 2020). "Soon to rise: Commercial airport in Bantayan Island". Archived from the original on 2 Nov 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • The Freeman, Gregg M. Rubio (26 Feb 2014). "Bantayan Is. eyed as tourism hub". Archived from the original on 7 Dec 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • The Freeman, Michael Vencynth H. Braga (2 Feb 2015). "Dev't of Camotes, Bantayan airports on". Archived from the original on 20 Jul 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • The Freeman, Kristine B. Quintas (14 Jan 2017). "New airport eyed". Archived from the original on 15 Jan 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • The Freeman, Lorraine Mitzi A. Ambrad (19 Nov 2017). "Capitol to fix 2 airports: CAAP stops operation of Bantayan airstrip". Archived from the original on 11 Nov 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • The Freeman, Lorraine Mitzi A. Ambrad (8 Jan 2018). "Bantayan airport now under MCIAA". Archived from the original on 7 Jan 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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