Bantayan Airport

Bantayan Airport
  • Tugpahanan sa Bantayan
  • Paliparan ng Bantayan
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Mactan–Cebu International Airport
Serves Bantayan Island
Location Talisay and Okoy barangays, Santa Fe
Elevation AMSL 60 S – 70 N ft / 18–21 m
Coordinates 11°09′45″N 123°47′05″E / 11.1625°N 123.7847°E / 11.1625; 123.7847Coordinates: 11°09′45″N 123°47′05″E / 11.1625°N 123.7847°E / 11.1625; 123.7847
Map
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Map showing location of Bantayan Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 900 2,950 Dirt/Concrete

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).

Structure

Bantayan Airport is a small community airstrip with a paved runway but no services (no fuel). The largest handling capacity is something like a Dash‑7. The concrete runway is approximately 900 m (2,950 ft) long and 40 m (140 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]

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]

References

Sources

  • Balita, LAP (4 July 2014). "President Aquino wants to develop Bantayan airport – Gov. Davide". Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
  • "Bantayan Airport Development Project". Archived from the original on 28 November 2012.
  • Cebu Daily News, Peter L. Romanillos (19 August 2013). "Review Camotes, Bantayan airport projects — Davide". Archived from the original on 18 August 2013.
  • Cebu Daily News, Ador Vincent S. Mayol & Apple Ta-as (23 September 2014). "Mayor sues Brit for fencing off airstrip". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014.
  • Cebu Daily News, Melissa Q. Cabahug (2 February 2015). "Bantayan, Camotes to have airports". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015.
  • The Freeman, Gregg M. Rubio (26 February 2014). "Bantayan Is. eyed as tourism hub". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014.
  • The Freeman, Michael Vencynth H. Braga (2 February 2015). "Dev't of Camotes, Bantayan airports on". Archived from the original on 20 July 2015.
  • The Freeman, Kristine B. Quintas (14 January 2017). "New airport eyed". Archived from the original on 15 January 2017.
  • The Freeman, Lorraine Mitzi A. Ambrad (19 November 2017). "Capitol to fix 2 airports: CAAP stops operation of Bantayan airstrip". Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
  • The Freeman, Lorraine Mitzi A. Ambrad (8 January 2018). "Bantayan airport now under MCIAA". Archived from the original on 7 January 2018.
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