Kalibo International Airport

Kalibo International Airport (Aklanon: Paeoparang Pangkalibutan 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%).[2] 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.

Kalibo International Airport

Paeoparang Pangkalibutan it Kalibo
Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Kalibo
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesBoracay
LocationBarangay Pook, Kalibo, Aklan
Hub for
Focus city for
  • Royal Air Charter
Elevation AMSL4 m / 14 ft
Coordinates11°40′45″N 122°22′33″E
Websitewww.kalibointernational.com
Map
KLO/RPVK
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,500 8,202 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Passengers1,421,504
Aircraft movements11,845
Cargo Movement(in kgs)3,528,220
Source: Statistics from eFOI[1]

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.

Expansion and development
The airport's 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).[3]

The Kalibo International Airport has one of the busiest international flight activity in the Western Visayas. Regular and chartered flights accommodate thousands of travelers during the holidays from Asian routes to the capital town of Kalibo.[4]

A 200 metre extension of the runway was due to open by the end of 2017, which would extend the current 2187 metre runway to 2387 metres.[5] 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.

A P17.9-million expansion and rehabilitation project for KIA terminal building was held in July as Build, Build, Build program of the government has been pushing for the development and expansion of existing infrastructures such as airports.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air BusanSeasonal: Busan
Air SeoulSeoul–Incheon
Cebu PacificBeijing–Capital, Cebu, Manila, Seoul–Incheon
Cebu Pacific
operated by Cebgo		Manila
China Eastern AirlinesChengdu
Juneyao AirlinesShanghai–Pudong
Loong AirSeasonal: Ningbo
Okay Airways Charter: Changsha, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Wuhan
Pan Pacific Airlines Busan, Chengdu, Muan, Seoul–Incheon
Charter: Wuhan, Zhengzhou
Philippine AirlinesBeijing–Capital, Cebu, Manila
Seasonal charter: Khabarovsk
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express		 Cebu, Manila, Nanjing
Charter: Hangzhou, Shanghai–Pudong
Philippines AirAsiaBusan, Manila, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Taipei–Taoyuan
Royal Air PhilippinesCharter: Kunming, Macau, Nanning, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Yichang[7]
T'way AirlinesDaegu, Seoul–Incheon
Tigerair TaiwanTaipei–Taoyuan
XiamenAirFuzhou
Charter: Beijing–Capital

Statistics
Passenger, cargo and aircraft movement
Calendar year
Passenger movement
% change
Cargo movement
in metric tonnes
% change
Aircraft movement
% change
2003[8]229,8501,867,7893,142
2004[8]246,355 7.181,518,474 18.705,750 83.00
2005[8]242,183 1.691,642,403 8.163,148 45.25
2006[8]343,346 41.771,674,593 1.963,918 24.46
2007[8]470,169 36.941,931,145 15.324,300 9.75
2008[8]400,042 14.911,508,760 21.874,634 7.76
2009[8]649,797 62.431,809,744 19.958,910 92.27
2010[8]1,005,845 54.791,776,351 1.8414,504 62.78
2011[9]1,378,535 37.051,905,813 7.2915,612 7.64
2012[10]1,832,168 32.901,750,579 8.1418,346 17.51
2013[11]2,255,543 18.771,673,299 4.4118,500 0.35
2014[12]2,321,162 9.721,670,874 0.1419,108 3.19
2015[13]2,378,147 2.401,706,549 2.0920,576 7.13
2016[14]2,711,036 12.281,750,000 2.4820,962 1.84
2017[15]2,520,168 7.043,711,843 112.1021,861 4.28

References
  1. Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines - Aerodrome Development & Management Service (15 April 2018). "Passenger Statistics Philippines". Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. "Philippines capacity up 5.4%; Cebu Pacific Air has half of domestic market". 26 February 2014.
  3. Construction of Kalibo Airport, The Manila Bulletin Online, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on September 18, 2008, retrieved 2008-04-02
  4. "AKLAN FORUM journal".
  5. "Kalibo International Airport". AirportGuide.
  6. "P17.9-M expansion and rehab of Kalibo Airport to start July 2". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  7. https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287750/royal-air-philippines-adds-new-china-scheduled-charter-flights-in-4q19/
  8. Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001-2010 Archived 2013-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Downloads". caap.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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