Basco Airport

Basco Airport
Paliparan ng Basco
Pagtayaban ti Basco
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Basco, Batanes
Location Barangay Ihuvok II (Kayvalugananan), Basco
Elevation AMSL 89 m / 291 ft
Coordinates 20°27′05″N 121°58′48″E / 20.45139°N 121.98000°E / 20.45139; 121.98000Coordinates: 20°27′05″N 121°58′48″E / 20.45139°N 121.98000°E / 20.45139; 121.98000
Map
BSO/RPUO
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,250 4,101 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 104,089
Aircraft movements 2,702
Cargo (in kg) 1,299,048
Source: Statistics from eFOI[1]

Basco Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Basco, Ilocano: Pagtayaban ti Basco) (IATA: BSO, ICAO: RPUO) is an airport serving the province of Batanes in the Philippines. It is located in the provincial capital, Basco, and is one of two airports in the Batanes Islands, the other being Itbayat Airport. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), 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.

The airport is one of the hubs of Sky Pasada.

Although the airport in the past was briefly served by international flights, the airport is not officially classified as an international airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
AirSWIFTManila
Cebu Pacific
operated by Cebgo		Manila (ends October 27, 2018)[2]
Northsky AirItbayat, Tuguegarao
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express		Clark
Platinum SkiesVigan
Sky PasadaTuguegarao
SkyJetManila

Statistics

Data from Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines[1]

Passenger movements

YearDomesticChange
2003 26,065Steady
2004 26,933Increase 3.33%
2005 25,376Decrease 5.78%
2006 22,748Decrease 10.36%
2007 19,550Decrease 14.06%
2008 24,288Increase 24.24%
2009 19,308Decrease 20.50%
2010 26,089Increase 35.12%
2011 28,428Increase 8.97%
2012 25,588Decrease 9.99%
2013 32,467Increase 26.88%
2014 60,683Increase 86.91%
2015 73,541Increase 21.19%
2016 82,853Increase 12.66%
2017 104,089Increase 25.63%

Aircraft movements

YearDomesticChange
2003 3,322Steady
2004 2,734Decrease 17.70%
2005 3,240Increase 18.51%
2006 2,726Decrease 15.86%
2007 1,204Decrease 55.83%
2008 766Decrease 36.38%
2009 1,246Increase 62.66%
2010 709Decrease 43.10%
2011 1,926Increase 171.65%
2012 1,934Increase 0.42%
2013 2,512Increase 29.89%
2014 1,890Decrease 24.76%
2015 2,160Increase 14.29%
2016 2,538Increase 17.50%
2017 2,702Increase 6.46%

Cargo movements

YearDomesticChange
2003 247,978Steady
2004 280,210Increase 13.00%
2005 346,017Increase 23.48%
2006 378,055Increase 9.26%
2007 344,832Decrease 8.79%
2008 301,968Decrease 12.43%
2009 10,980Decrease 96.36%
2010 386,512Increase 3,420.15%
2011 388,150Increase 0.42%
2012 361,389Decrease 6.89%
2013 510,172Increase 41.17%
2014 701,712Increase 37.54%
2015 866,985Increase 23.55%
2016 1,122,039Increase 29.42%
2017 1,299,048Increase 15.78%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (23 July 2018). "Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997–2017". Republic of the Philippines – Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cebu Pacific to fly to Batanes by popular demand". Cebu Pacific Corporate. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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