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The Philippines Department of Transport and Communications announced that the airport would receive Php 45.5 million pesos in subsidy for expansion of the apron, improvement and expansion of vehicular parking area, construction of drainage system, and construction of concrete hollow block fence, with bidding scheduled to open to contractors on July 5, 2012.<ref>http://mb.com.ph/node/362249/airport</ref> |
The Philippines Department of Transport and Communications announced that the airport would receive Php 45.5 million pesos in subsidy for expansion of the apron, improvement and expansion of vehicular parking area, construction of drainage system, and construction of concrete hollow block fence, with bidding scheduled to open to contractors on July 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mb.com.ph/node/362249/airport |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-06-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623005701/http://mb.com.ph/node/362249/airport |archivedate=2012-06-23 }}</ref> |
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Bancasi Airport Tugpahanan sa Bancasi (Cebuano) Paliparan ng Bancasi (Filipino) | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Butuan | ||||||||||
| Location | Barangay Bancasi, Butuan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 43 m / 141 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°57′5″N 125°28′41″E / 8.95139°N 125.47806°E | ||||||||||
| Website | bancasiairport | ||||||||||
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.svg)  BXU/RPME Location in the Philippines | |||||||||||
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2008 statistics from the Air Transportation Office.[2] | |||||||||||
Bancasi Airport (Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Bancasi; Filipino: Paliparan ng Bancasi) (IATA: BXU, ICAO: RPME) is an airport serving the general area of the city of Butuan, located in the province of Agusan del Norte. It is the only airport in the province and largest in Caraga. The airport is classified as a trunkline airport, or a major commercial 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 known as Paliparan ng Bancasi in Filipino and as Tugpahanan sa Bancasi in Cebuano.
Improvement projects
The Philippines Department of Transport and Communications announced that the airport would receive Php 45.5 million pesos in subsidy for expansion of the apron, improvement and expansion of vehicular parking area, construction of drainage system, and construction of concrete hollow block fence, with bidding scheduled to open to contractors on July 5, 2012.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cebu Pacific | Manila |
| Cebu Pacific operated by Cebgo | Cebu |
| Philippine Airlines operated by PAL Express | Cebu, Manila |
Accidents and incidents
- Philippine Airlines Flight 475 (PR 475) with a tail number of RP-C3224 overshot the runway of Bancasi Airport on October 26, 2007 with 148 passengers on board. 19 injuries were reported.[4]
- Cebu Pacific Air Flight 220 (5J 220) with tail number of RP-C3195, an Airbus A319, went off the runway of Bancasi Airport on February 15, 2014 with 105 passengers on board. No injuries were reported.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Busiest Airports in 2016". Philippine Air Space (Blog). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Volume of Air Passengers and Air Cargo (Air Cargo in Metric Tons) Archived April 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Air Transportation Office, retrieved April 23, 2009
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Some hurt as PAL plane misses Butuan runway". GMA News Online. Oct 26, 2007. Retrieved Feb 17, 2014.
- ^ "CAAP shuts down Butuan airport after CebuPac runway mishap". InterAksyon.com. Feb 15, 2014. Retrieved Feb 17, 2014.