Puerto Princesa International Airport

Puerto Princesa International Airport
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa
The New Puerto Princesa International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Puerto Princesa
Location Barangay San Miguel, Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 22 m / 71 ft
Coordinates 09°44′31″N 118°45′32″E / 9.74194°N 118.75889°E / 9.74194; 118.75889Coordinates: 09°44′31″N 118°45′32″E / 9.74194°N 118.75889°E / 9.74194; 118.75889
Map
PPS/RPVP
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,600 8,530 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 1,790,115
Aircraft movements 15,837
Cargo (in kg) 17,007,180
Source: Statistics from eFOI[3]

Puerto Princesa International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa; Hiligaynon: Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Puerto Princesa) (IATA: PPS, ICAO: RPVP) is an airport serving the general area of Puerto Princesa, located in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

The airport is the main gateway to the Puerto Princesa Underground River, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

History

The airport dates back during the World War II to accommodate large Japanese transport aircraft to complement the grass airstrip south of the present-day location of NCCC Mall Palawan in Lacao Street. The airstrip was constructed by the Prisoners of War using crushed corals for illuminating night landings. During the Palawan liberation, several USAAF units were stationed here. It was rehabilitated and opened as a domestic airport around the late 1970s.

World War II

USAAF units based here included:

Fate of old terminal

As of January 2018, Philippine Airlines still operates their ticketing office at the east side of the old terminal near the old control tower. Air Juan utilizes a hangar at the west side of the old terminal.

Terminals and Structure

New passenger terminal complex

To meet the growing air transportation demands of Puerto Princesa and the Province of Palawan, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) awarded the $82.9-million (P2.616 billion) contract to the Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd. GS Engineering & Construction Joint Venture (Kumho-GS), a South Korean company for the construction of new passenger terminal and cargo terminal building, a new apron with 6 aircraft bays (4 for narrow body and 2 for wide body aircraft as large as the Airbus 330, Airbus 350 and boeing 787), connecting taxiways, new state-of-the-art air navigation system, and other support facilities in compliance with the international civil aviation standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The project was completed 30 months (approximately two years) from the groundbreaking rites.

The new passenger terminal complex has an upgraded handling capacity of 2 million passengers annually, with an estimated peak passenger flow of 690 passengers per hour. It was officially inaugurated last 3 May 2017 and opened for commercial operations on the next day, May 4, 2017.[4]

Runway

The airport consists of a single 2,600 meter (8,530 ft.) x 45 m. (approx. 148 ft.) wide runway running at a direction 09°/27°. The airport shares its single runway with Antonio Bautista Air Base. The runway is equipped with an Instrument Landing System, runway lights, and approach landing lights making the airport capable of nighttime operations as well as low visibility landings.

Statistics

Data from Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).[3]

Passenger movements

YearDomesticInternationalTotalChange
2003 195,9750195,975Steady
2004 271,769161271,930Increase 38.76%
2005 267,7780267,778Decrease 1.53%
2006 284,1100284,110Increase 6.10%
2007 392,0390392,039Increase 37.99%
2008 444,8780444,878Increase 13.48%
2009 584,1860584,186Increase 31.31%
2010 807,9160807,916Increase 38.30%
2011 988,9720988,972Increase 22.41%
2012 1,322,92501,322,925Increase 33.77%
2013 1,357,53112,8941,370,425Increase 3.59%
2014 1,371,6516,9291,378,580Increase 0.60%
2015 1,564,91426,8041,591,718Increase 15.46%
2016 1,612,64031,3631,644,003Increase 3.28%
2017 1,767,15722,9581,790,115Increase 8.89%

Aircraft movements

YearDomesticInternationalTotalChange
2003 3,34603,346Steady
2004 4,390124,402Increase 31.56%
2005 3,91603,916Decrease 11.04%
2006 3,78003,780Decrease 3.47%
2007 4,53804,538Increase 20.05%
2008 4,99004,990Increase 9.96%
2009 4,23604,236Decrease 15.11%
2010 3,76003,760Decrease 11.24%
2011 4,24804,248Increase 12.98%
2012 12,046012,046Increase 183.57%
2013 10,5122,68413,196Increase 9.55%
2014 13,13022413,354Increase 1.20%
2015 14,22218414,406Increase 7.88%
2016 13,81319114,004Decrease 2.79%
2017 15,68215515,837Increase 13.09%

Cargo movements

An em dash (—) is used when data from CAAP is not available.

YearDomestic (in kg)International (in kg)Total (in kg)Change
2003 5,001,05105,001,051Steady
2004 4,500,599—4,500,599Decrease 10.01%
2005 4,744,91504,744,915Increase 5.43%
2006 3,912,20903,912,209Decrease 17.55%
2007 4,480,61504,480,615Increase 14.53%
2008 4,580,55704,580,557Increase 2.23%
2009 5,439,79905,439,799Increase 18.76%
2010 8,972,63108,972,631Increase 64.94%
2011 9,294,01709,294,017Increase 3.58%
2012 10,938,901010,938,901Increase 17.70%
2013 12,699,299—12,699,299Increase 16.09%
2014 15,038,825—15,038,825Increase 18.42%
2015 14,278,467133,61414,412,081Decrease 4.17%
2016 17,136,857116,87017,253,727Increase 19.72%
2017 16,173,990833,19017,007,180Decrease 1.43%

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Juan Busuanga, Cuyo, Sipalay, San Vicente, Taytay
AirSWIFT El Nido, Busuanga
Cebu Pacific Cebu, Iloilo, Manila
Philippine Airlines Busan (ends October 27, 2018),[5] Clark (ends October 27, 2018) , Cebu (ends October 27, 2018), Manila, Seoul-Incheon (ends October 27, 2018),[6] Taipei–Taoyuan
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express 		Cebu, Manila, Clark (begins October 28, 2018)
Philippines AirAsia Cebu, Clark, Manila
Royal Air Charter Clark (begins November 12, 2018)[7]

Accidents and incidents

  • On January 11, 2011, a Cebu Pacific Airbus 319 registered as RP-C3190 with 129 passengers and 6 crews on board swerved off the runway upon landing after touchdown. Though the pilot maneuvered the aircraft back to the runway, the aircraft sustained substantial damage on its nose and main landing gear with other damages on the left and right engine fan blades, aircraft underbelly and underwings. No one on board was injured.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Air Juan Philippine Flight Destinations". Air Juan Aviation, Inc. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Philippines AirAsia (PAA) to make Palawan 4th Hub - The Exciting Centennial of Philippine Aviation". Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  3. 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 13 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Puerto Princesa International Airport Terminal opens on May 4 - Palawan News". Palawan News. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  5. ↑ https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/~/media/files/flighttimetable/intl%20summer%20%20winter%20august%2014%202018.pdf?la=en/
  6. ↑ https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/~/media/files/flighttimetable/intl%20summer%20%20winter%20august%2014%202018.pdf?la=en/
  7. ↑ http://crk.clarkairport.com/downloads/flight-schedule/flight-schedule.pdf
  8. ↑ "Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board Aircraft Accident Report" (PDF). CAAP. Retrieved 2017-12-30.

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