Siquijor Airport , is a community feeder

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serving the general area of the town of

Siquijor Siquijor ( , ), officially the Province of Siquijor ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Siquijor; tl, Lalawigan ng Siquijor), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. Its capital is the municipality also named Siquijor ...

, located in the province of

in the

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. The airport is classified as a community airport by the

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Airport facelift and expansion

On March 1, 2018, upgrade works in the airport begun. The airport upgrade project covers the construction of a new passenger terminal building, a

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, and a vehicle parking area. Construction was finished on July 30, 2021, and was later inaugurated on August 26. Other upgrade works in the airport includes the runway extension and

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overlay, scheduled to be completed in June 2022.

Terminal and structures

Terminal building

Prior to the airport upgrade, the old passenger terminal building can only accommodate 10 passengers. The new terminal building now handles 50-60 passengers, with plans to expand it up to 100.

Runway

Prior to the airport upgrade, the airport has a

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Airport facelift and expansion

Terminal and structures

Terminal building

Runway

Airlines and destinations

See also

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