Sayak Airport

Sayak Airport
Paliparan ng Sayak
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Siargao Island
Location Barangay Sayak, Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte
Elevation AMSL 3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates 9°51′32″N 126°0′50″E / 9.85889°N 126.01389°E / 9.85889; 126.01389Coordinates: 9°51′32″N 126°0′50″E / 9.85889°N 126.01389°E / 9.85889; 126.01389
Map
IAO/RPNS
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,500 4,921 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 127,943[1]
Aircraft movements (2016) 1,445[2]

Sayak Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Sayak, Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Sayak) (IATA: IAO, ICAO: RPNS), also known as Siargao Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Siargao Island, located in the province of Surigao del Norte in the Philippines. The airport is located in Barangay Sayak in the municipality of Del Carmen, where the airport derives its name from.

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.

History

Siargao airport was built in 1964 by the late President Diosdado Macapagal. In 2008, President Gloria Arroyo initiated a project called Super Regions Program which aims to improve economic activity through infrastructure project. The airport could accommodate only 19-seater planes from Cebu. Sayak Airport was renovated and upgraded with the 150 meters runway extension that enabled the facility to accommodate bigger planes that carries more than 100 passengers.[3]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Cebu Pacific
operated by Cebgo 		Cebu, Manila
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express 		Cebu, Clark, Davao
SkyJet Manila

Incidents and accidents

  • On February 27, 2018, a SkyJet Airlines British Aerospace 146 overshot the runway. All 73 passengers and four crew members evacuated the aircraft unharmed. The cause of the incident is currently under investigation, but the CAAP is noting a possible bird strike after one of the passengers reported that the pilot attempted to dodge a passing eagle.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ List of the busiest airports in the Philippines#cite note-caapfoi2017-1
  2. ↑ http://www.caap.gov.ph/?download=1431
  3. ↑ http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/10/15/08/opening-siargao-airport-perk-tourism
  4. ↑ Catoto, Roel (February 27, 2018). "Jet overshoots runway in Siargao; All passengers safe". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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