Imelda R. Marcos Airport

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Imelda R. Marcos Airport Paliparang Imelda R. Marcos Tugpahanang Imelda R. Marcos
IATA: MXI – ICAO: RPMQ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Air Transportation Office
Serves		Mati City
Location		Barangay Dahican, Mati City
Elevation AMSL		48 m / 156 ft
Coordinates		6°56′57.72″N 126°16′22.62″E / 6.9493667°N 126.27295°E / 6.9493667; 126.27295
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
14/32	1,625	5,330	Asphalt

Imelda R. Marcos Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Imelda R. Marcos, Cebuano: Tugpahanang Imelda R. Marcos), also known as Mati National Airport (IATA: MXI, ICAO: RPMQ), is an airport that serves the general area of Mati City, located in the province of Davao Oriental in the Philippines. It is the only airport in Davao Oriental. The airport is classified as a secondary airport by the Air Transportation Office, 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.

The airport is named after Imelda Marcos, although the origin as to how the airport was named after her is unknown. It is one of two airports in the Philippines named after a member of the Romualdez family; the other being Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City.

v t e Airports in the Philippines

International airports	Angeles (CRK) • Bacolod (BCD) • Cebu (CEB) • Davao (DVO) • General Santos (GES) • Iloilo (ILO) • Kalibo (KLO) • Laoag (LAO) • Manila (MNL) • Olongapo (SFS) • Puerto Princesa (PPS) • Zamboanga (ZAM)

Major domestic airports	Butuan (BXU) • Cagayan de Oro (CGY) • Cotabato (CBO) • Dipolog (DPL) • Dumaguete (DGT) • Legazpi (LGP) • Naga (WNP) • Pagadian (PAG) • Roxas (RXS) • San Jose (Mindoro) (SJI) • Tacloban (TAC) • Tagbilaran (TAG) • Tuguegarao (TUG)

Minor domestic airports	Alcantara (TBH) • Baguio (BAG) • Basco (BSO) • Bongao (SGS) • Busuanga (USU) • Calbayog (CYP) • Catarman (CRM) • Cuyo (CYU) • Del Carmen (IAO) • Gasan (MRQ) • Jolo (JOL) • Malay (MPH) • Mambajao (CGM) • Masbate (MBT) • Ormoc (OMC) • San Jose (Antique) (EUQ) • Surigao (SUG) • Tandag (TDG) • Virac (VRC)

Community airports	Bagabag (RPUZ) • Baler (BQA) • Bantayan (RPSB) • Bislig (BPH) • Borongan (BPR) • Bulan (RPUU) • Calapan (CPP) • Catbalogan (RPVY) • Cauayan (CYZ) • Daet (DTE) • Guiuan (RPVG) • Hilongos (RPVH) • Iba (RPUI) • Iligan (IGN) • Ipil (IPE) • Itbayat (IBB) • Jomalig (RPLJ) • Liloy (LLY) • Lingayen (RPUG) • Lubang (LBX) • Malabang (MLP) • Maasin (MSN) • Malaybalay (MBY) • Mamburao (MBO) • Mansalay (MSL) • Mapun (CDY) • Mati (MXI) • Naval (RPVQ) • Ozamiz (OZC) • Palanan (RPLN) • Perez (RPLY) • Pinamalayan (RPLA) • Plaridel (PRB) • Rosales (RPLR) • San Fernando (SFE) • Siquijor (RPSQ) • Siocon (XSO) • Sorsogon (RPLZ) • Surallah (AAV) • Ubay (UBY) • Vigan (VGN) • Wao

Unclassified and notable aerodromes	Bicol International • Capas (RPLQ) • Corregidor (RPLX) • Del Monte (RPMT) • El Nido (ENI) • Kabankalan • Laguindingan International-Cagayan de Oro • Libmanan • M'lang • Northern Cagayan International • Pag-asa (RPPN) • Panglao International • Quirino • Taytay (RZP)

Airports in italics have not yet been opened, are under construction, or are in the planning stages.

v t e Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos

10th President of the Philippines and 10th First Lady of the Philippines

Family	Josefa Edralin & Mariano Marcos and Remedios Trinidad & Vicente Lopez-Romualdez (parents) · Imee, Bongbong, Irene & Aimee (children) · Pacifico (brother) · Pio Marcos and Quirino Lizardo (relatives)

Education	University of the Philippines & U.P. College of Law (Ferdinand) · St. Paul's College (Imelda)

Political career	Pi Gamma Mu · Nacionalista Party · 2nd district of Ilocos Norte (1949-1959) · President of the Senate of the Philippines · Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

Presidency (1965–1986)	Vietnam War · Communist Party of the Philippines · Insurgency in the Philippines · New People's Army · Moro National Liberation Front · First Quarter Storm · Rolex 12 · 1973 constitution · Miss Universe 1974 · Green Revolution · Assassination of Ninoy Aquino · NAMFREL · People Power Revolution

Post-presidency	1st district of Leyte (1995-1998) · Here Lies Love · Operation Big Bird

Elections	1949 · 1963 · 1965 · 1967 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1973 (Jan) · 1973 (Jul) · 1975 (KB) · 1975 (SB) · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 (SP) · 1980 (KB) · 1981 (Apr) · 1981 (Jun) · 1982 (B) · 1984 parliamentary · 1984 plebiscite · 1981 · 1986 · 1992 · 1995

Contributions	Batasang Pambansa · Coconut Palace · Cultural Center of the Philippines · Heart Center · Lung Center · Manila Film Center · North Luzon Expressway · Philippine International Convention Center

Predecessor: Diosdado Macapagal, 9th President of the Philippines Successor: Corazon Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines