Mactan–Cebu International Airport
Mactan-Cebu International Airport Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Mactan-Sugbo | |||||||||||
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 Exterior of Mactan-Cebu International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cebu City | ||||||||||
| Location | Barangay Ibo, Lapu-Lapu City | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Cebu Pacific Philippine Airlines Zest Airways | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 m / 75 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°18′48″N 123°58′58″E / 10.31333°N 123.98278°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.mactan-cebuairport.com.ph | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2009) | |||||||||||
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Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.[1] | |||||||||||
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Mactan-Cebu International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu, Cebuano: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Mactan-Sugbo) (IATA: CEB, ICAO: RPVM) is a major international airport in the Visayas region of the Philippines. It is located in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan Island, Metro Cebu and is the country's second primary gateway. The airport is managed by the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority.
The airport has a large apron, a single 3,300 meter runway, and a taxiway. The terminal building incorporates both domestic and international wings with a combined capacity for 4.5 million passengers. The airport covers an area of 797 hectares.
Mactan-Cebu International Airport is a major trade center in the south for both domestic and international traffic. Its traffic is continually increasing and is now serving 602 commercial flights weekly transporting 10,223 passengers daily. Narrow-bodied aircraft such as A319, A320, A321, B737, and wide-bodied aircraft such A300, A330, A340, B777 and B747 have been introduced in international flights to Mactan and in the domestic trunk routes.
Mactan-Cebu International Airport reported recently an average of 161 daily aircraft operations (landings and take-offs). About 54% of the flight operations at Mactan-Cebu International Airport are commercial carriers while the remaining 46% are military aircraft and general aviation operations.
Over the last fifteen (15) years, Mactan-Cebu International Airport’s passenger traffic has grown at an annual average of 21% for International while the domestic grew at an annual average of 5%. Mactan-Cebu International Airport is currently served by fourteen (14) passenger airlines and three (3) cargo airlines.
Mactan-Cebu International Airport is one of the major cargo airports in the Philippines. Air cargo volume in 2007 is 53,472,924 kg. International cargo volume increased at an average growth rate of 47% annually while the domestic cargo grew at an average of 4% per annum.
There was a healthy growth rate of air transport movement for the year 2007, an increase of 31% for international and 8% for domestic compared the other year.
A total of 3,731,500 domestic and international passengers passed through the airport back in 2007, marking an increase of 22% compared to the passenger throughput back in 2006.
For the year 2007 cargo volume rose by 8% for domestic and an increase of 2% for international compared last year.
Future plans
Plans have been drawn for the expansion of the existing terminal building and the construction of two more boarding bridges or jetways to complement the existing four. A new cargo terminal has also been proposed.
On August 20, 2008, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) announced that about P300 million will be spent for the terminal expansion program to address the increasing volume of passenger traffic. MCIAA former general manager Danilo Augusto Francia said the program also includes the establishment of a second passenger terminal in the Mactan-Cebu International Airport.[2]
Later in 2009, former general manager Francia announced for the public bidding for the construction of the new generation terminal to service only international flight to and from Cebu, Philippines. Three out of the only 6 5-star airlines in the world operate flights from the airport, namely: Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, and Asiana Airlines.
In 2010, the newly elected Philippine President, Benigno Aquino III, has selected Nigel Paul Villarete as the new General Manager of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport(MCIA)[3] and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MCIAA. Upon his assumption on October 26, 2010[4], MCIAA General Manager Villarete has prioritized the completion of the terminal expansion[5] and the completion of the unfinished administration building[6]. In addition, the Feasibility Study for the New MCIA International Terminal will be completed in 2011[7], and has been included in President Benigno Aquino III's List of Priority Projects for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) implementation[8]. The feasibility study is being financed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
History
The airport opened in the mid-1960s. It was built to replace the Lahug Airport, which could no longer be expanded due to safety and physical problems. The airport was then expanded in its later years to become the current Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). The airport is currently the second busiest in the country after Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport and serves as the country's primary alternative gateway.
The airport is currently in the process of building an administrative building. The construction is currently stalled due to irregularities in the deal but it is expected to continue soon. The idea behind the building is to free up space in the airport terminal so that the airport can expand passenger facilities without necessarily expanding the size of the airport. Currently, all airport offices are located inside the Main Terminal.
A VIP Lounge for the ASEAN Summit held in Cebu in 2007. The airport lounge now serves as the primary welcome area for VIPs visiting Cebu.
Terminals, airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| Air Busan | Busan | International |
| Airphil Express | Bacolod [ends March 31], Cagayan de Oro [ends March 31], Catarman [ends March 31], Caticlan [ends March 31], Davao, Iloilo [ends March 31], Manila, Ozamiz [ends March 31], Surigao [ends March 31], Tacloban [ends March 31], Zamboanga [ends March 31] | Domestic |
| Airphil Express | Singapore | International |
| Asiana Airlines | Seoul-Incheon | International |
| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong | International |
| Cebu Pacific | Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Caticlan, Clark, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Legazpi, Manila, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Siargao, Surigao, Tacloban, Zamboanga | Domestic |
| Cebu Pacific | Busan, Hong Kong, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore | International |
| Jeju Air | Busan | International |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon | International |
| Philippine Airlines | Bacolod [begins April 1], Cagayan de Oro [begins April 1], Catarman [begins April 1], Caticlan [begins April 1], Iloilo [begins April 1], Manila, Tacloban [begins April 1], Zamboanga [begins April 1] | Domestic |
| Philippine Airlines | Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita | International |
| Qatar Airways | Doha | International |
| SilkAir | Singapore 1 | International |
| South East Asian Airlines | Caticlan | Domestic |
| Zest Airways | Manila | Domestic |
| Zest Airways | Seoul-Incheon | International |
- Notes
- ^1 : Although most of Silk Air's flights to Singapore stop in Davao, Silk Air has no rights to transport passengers between Cebu and Davao.
Cargo airlines
Incidents/Accidents
On December 11, 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was flying on its second leg of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Mactan-Cebu International Airport - New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport) route when a bomb on board exploded, killing a passenger. The airliner was able to make an emergency landing. Authorities later found out that Ramzi Yousef planted the bomb on the airliner to test the bomb for his Project Bojinka plot. His project was discovered in Manila after an apartment fire on the night of January 5 and the morning of January 6, 1995.
Ramzi Yousef was on board Flight 434 from Manila when he planted the bomb beneath a vacant seat. He used a fake identity thus he was able to pass through security in Manila. Yousef set the time for the bomb to blow off when the airplane was already in its Cebu-Tokyo leg. Yousef got off the plane during the stopover in Cebu from Manila.
References
- ^ "Passenger Statistics 2009" (PDF). May 14, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
- ^ Mactan-Cebu airport to set aside P300-M for expansion
- ^ Positive News Media, "P-Noy names four Cebuanos to Mactan airport board," http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-6803478/aHR0cDovL3Bvc2l0aXZlbmV3c21lZGlhLm5ldC9hbTIvcHVibGlzaC9CdXNpbmVzc18xOS9QLU5veV9uYW1lc19mb3VyX0NlYnVhbm9zX3RvX01hY3Rhbl9haXJwb3J0X2JvYXJkLnNodG1s
- ^ Marian Z. Codilla, Cebu Daily News, 10/27/2010, "Villarete sworn in as Mactan airport chief," http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20101027-299999/Villarete-sworn-in-as-Mactan-airport-chief
- ^ www.passengerterminaltoday.com, news, "Expanded Mactan-Cebu to open in November," http://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/news.php?NewsID=27172
- ^ Gregg M. Rubio/FPL (The Freeman), November 03, 2010, "Villarete to finish MCIAA administrative building despite corruption tag," http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=626707&publicationSubCategoryId=107
- ^ Cris Evert Lato, Inquirer Visayas, 01/08/2011, "Mactan studies feasilibility of new terminal building," http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20110108-313298/Mactan-studies-feasilibility-of-new-terminal-building
- ^ Jessica Ann R. Pareja, The Freeman, October 26, 2010, "BRT, MCIAA development among P.Noy's top projects," http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=624372&publicationSubCategoryId=107
External links
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport
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- Current weather for RPVM at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for CEB / RPVM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Accident history for CEB / RPVM at Aviation Safety Network