Roxas Airport

Roxas Airport
Hulugpaan sang Roxas
Paliparan ng Roxas
Airport exterior
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Roxas City
Location Barangay Gabuan, Roxas City
Elevation AMSL 148 m / 484 ft
Coordinates 11°35′52″N 122°45′6″E / 11.59778°N 122.75167°E / 11.59778; 122.75167Coordinates: 11°35′52″N 122°45′6″E / 11.59778°N 122.75167°E / 11.59778; 122.75167
Website roxascityairport.com
Map
RXS/RPVR
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,890 6,201 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 227,563
Aircraft movements 1,968
Metric tonnes of cargo 2,568
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines[1] [2]

Roxas Airport (Hiligaynon: Hulugpaan sang Roxas, Tagalog: Paliparan ng Roxas) (IATA: RXS, ICAO: RPVR) is an airport serving the general area of Roxas City, the capital of the province of Capiz, in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal airport, by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation 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.

From October 13 to 16, 2017, Roxas Airport served as the diversion airport for affected Cebu Pacific flights serving the Manila-Iloilo-Manila and Iloilo-Cebu-Iloilo routes following the closure of Iloilo International Airport due to the Cebu Pacific Flight 461 overshooting incident. Mactan-Cebu International Airport became the diversion airport for the Iloilo-Hong Kong-Iloilo flights.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Cebu PacificManila (2 flights daily)
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express		Manila

See also

References

  1. ↑ Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, retrieved August 8, 2015
  2. ↑ http://www.caap.gov.ph/index.php/downloads/finish/13-statistics/5293-aircraft-movement-cy-2014


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