San Jose Airport (Mindoro)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  (Redirected from McGuire Field)
Jump to: navigation, search

For the airport in the United States, see San José International Airport

San Jose Airport
Paliparan ng San Jose
San Jose, Mindoro Airport Entrance.JPG
IATA: SJI – ICAO: RPUH
SJI is located in Philippines
{{{alt}}}
SJI
Location of airport in the Philippines
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Air Transportation Office
Serves San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 12°21′41″N 121°02′48″E / 12.36139°N 121.04667°E / 12.36139; 121.04667
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,836 6,024 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Passengers 63,423
Aircraft movements 6,448
Metric tonnes of cargo 349
Sources: DAFIF[1][2], Statistics from the Air Transportation Office.[3]

San Jose Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng San Jose) (IATA: SJI, ICAO: RPUH), formerly known as McGuire Field, is an airport serving the general area of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines. It is one of three airports in Occidental Mindoro, the others being Mamburao Airport and Lubang Airport. The airport is classified as a Principal class 1 domestic airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, an agency 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.

Originally an American air facility, the airport was formerly named after World War II 5th Air Force ace Major Thomas McGuire.[4]

Contents

[edit] Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 14 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a concrete surface measuring 1,836 by 30 metres (6,024 × 98 ft).It Can accommodate Airbus A319.[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Airphil Express Manila
Cebu Pacific Manila
Zest Airways Manila

[edit] See also

Portal icon United States Air Force portal
Portal icon Military of the United States portal
Portal icon World War II portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Airport information for RPUH from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for SJI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ Volume of Air Passengers and Air Cargo (Air Cargo in Metric Tons), Air Transportation Office, retrieved April 23, 2009
  4. ^  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

[edit] External links
International airports
Major domestic airports
Minor domestic airports
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
Airports in italics have not yet been opened, are under construction, or are in the planning stages.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Jose_Airport_(Mindoro)&oldid=438546300"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages