Kalibo International Airport

Kalibo International Airport
Pangkalibutan nga Paeoparan it Kalibo
Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Kalibo
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo
Airport terminal
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Kalibo, Aklan
Location Barangay Pook, Kalibo, Aklan
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 4 m / 14 ft
Coordinates 11°40′45″N 122°22′33″E / 11.67917°N 122.37583°E / 11.67917; 122.37583Coordinates: 11°40′45″N 122°22′33″E / 11.67917°N 122.37583°E / 11.67917; 122.37583
Website www.kalibointernational.com
Map
KLO/RPVK
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,500 8,202 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 2,711,036[1]
Aircraft movements (2016) 20,962
Metric tonnes of cargo (2016) 1,750
Aircraft Movement CY 2012 (CAAP)[2]

Kalibo International Airport (Aklanon: Pangkalibutan nga Paeoparan it Kalibo, Hiligaynon: Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Kalibo, Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo) (IATA: KLO, ICAO: RPVK) is an international airport that serves the general area of Kalibo, the capital of the province of Aklan in the Philippines, and is one of two airports serving Boracay, the other being Godofredo P. Ramos Airport also known as Caticlan Airport in the town of Malay. It is the fastest growing airport in the Philippines in terms of passenger traffic with more than 50% growth in 2010, and 2nd fastest for seats offered for June 2014 over the corresponding month of the previous year (20%).[3] The airport is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except major international airports.

The airport is situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the main area of Kalibo and 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Caticlan port in Malay. Kalibo International Airport services international destinations such as Taipei, Seoul–Incheon, Busan, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong and Singapore. It offers more international destinations than domestic destinations.

Expansion and development

Control Tower.

On March 31, 2008, construction of the airport's new terminal building commenced. The said construction is part of the 130-million peso fund pledged by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2007 for the upgrade of the airport which is being geared to become an international landmark for tourism. The package includes 80 million pesos for the new terminal, while 50 million was released in 2009 by the Department of Budget and Management for the installation of an Instrument Landing System (ILS).[4]

The Kalibo International Airport has one of the busiest international flight activity in Western Visayas. Regular and chartered flights accommodate thousands of travelers during the holidays from Asian routes to the capital town of Kalibo.[5]

A 200-meter extension of the runway is to open by the end of 2017, which will extend the current 2100-meter runway up to 2500-meter runway. The construction of the new terminal building is to start as soon as possible. There is also to be widening and extension of the apron and expansion of the tarmac, plus additional aircraft parking, airport lights and vehicular parking.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air SeoulSeoul–Incheon[6]
Cebu PacificClark (resumes 28 October 2018)[7], Cebu, Manila, Seoul–Incheon
Charter: Beijing–Capital, Chongqing
Cebu Pacific
operated by Cebgo		Manila
China AirlinesSeasonal: Taipei–Taoyuan
Jin AirSeoul-Incheon
Juneyao AirlinesNanjing,[8] Shanghai–Pudong[8]
Okay AirwaysChangsha, Tianjin, Xi'an
Philippine AirlinesBeijing–Capital, Busan, Cebu, Manila, Seoul–Incheon, Taipei-Taoyuan
Seasonal charter: Khabarovsk[9]
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express		Cebu, Chengdu,[10] Manila
Charter: Shanghai–Pudong
Philippines AirAsiaBusan, Clark (resumes 27 October 2018)[11], Manila, Seoul–Incheon
Royal Air CharterCharter: Tuguegarao
ScootSingapore
Sichuan AirlinesChongqing
XiamenAirHangzhou[12]
Air Asia and Cebu pacific planes at Kalibo Airport.

^Note 1 : This flight makes an intermediate stop between Kalibo and the listed destination. However, it has no rights to transport passengers solely between Kalibo and the intermediate stop.

Statistics

Passenger, cargo and aircraft movement
Calendar year
Passenger movement
% change
Cargo movement
in metric tonnes
% change
Aircraft movement
% change
2003[13]229,850Steady1,867,789Steady3,142Steady
2004[13]246,355Increase 7.181,518,474Decrease 18.705,750Increase 83.00
2005[13]242,183Decrease 1.691,642,403Increase 8.163,148Decrease 45.25
2006[13]343,346Increase 41.771,674,593Increase 1.963,918Increase 24.46
2007[13]470,169Increase 36.941,931,145Increase 15.324,300Increase 9.75
2008[13]400,042Decrease 14.911,508,760Decrease 21.874,634Increase 7.76
2009[13]649,797Increase 62.431,809,744Increase 19.958,910Increase 92.27
2010[13]1,005,845Increase 54.791,776,351Decrease 1.8414,504Increase 62.78
2011[14]1,378,535Increase 37.051,905,813Increase 7.2915,612Increase 7.64
2012[15]1,832,168Increase 32.901,750,579Decrease 8.1418,346Increase 17.51
2013[16]2,255,543Increase 18.771,673,299Decrease 4.4118,500Increase 0.35
2014[17]2,321,162Increase 9.721,670,874Increase 0.1419,108Increase 3.19
2015[18]2,378,147Increase 2.401,706,549Increase 2.0920,576Increase 7.13
2016[19]2,711,036Increase 12.281,750,000Increase 2.4820,962Increase 1.84

References

  1. ↑ "Busiest Airports in 2016". Philippine Air Space (Blog). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Philippines capacity up 5.4%; Cebu Pacific Air has half of domestic market". 26 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Construction of Kalibo Airport, The Manila Bulletin Online, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on September 18, 2008, retrieved 2008-04-02
  5. ↑ "AKLAN FORUM journal".
  6. ↑ Herald, The Korea (19 September 2017). "Air Seoul to begin flights to Kalibo".
  7. ↑ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278068/cebu-pacific-cebgo-domestic-network-changes-in-s18/
  8. 1 2 "Juneyao Airlines plans Kalibo service in W17". routesonline. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Philippine Airlines Expands Charters to Russia".
  10. ↑ 2017, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Philippine Airlines Chengdu service changes from Aug 2017".
  11. ↑ https://support.airasia.com/s/article/What-are-the-Service-Recovery-options-due-to-Boracay-island-closure?language=en_GB
  12. ↑ "Xiamen Airlines adds Hangzhou – Kalibo in 1Q18". routesonline. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001-2010 Archived 2013-06-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ "Downloads". caap.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Downloads". caap.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "Downloads". caap.gov.ph. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Downloads". caap.gov.ph. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "Downloads". caap.gov.ph. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "Downloads". caap.gov.ph. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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