WCC Aviation, Inc., operating as Sky Pasada, is an airline based in Binalonan, Pangasinan,

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owned and operated by the Guico family. Founded in 2010, it primarily serves the northern

Luzon Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...

provinces of Batanes,

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and Isabela as well as the city of

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from its hub at Binalonan Airport.

History

SkyPasada started in 2005 as the WCC Pilot Academy (now WCC Aeronautical and Technical College), an aviation school established by World Citi Colleges, which was an educational institution in

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founded by the Guico family of Binalonan, Pangasinan. In 2008, the aviation school began operating from a private airstrip that the family built in Binalonan. On 19 February 2010, the Guico family founded SkyPasada and began offering charter flights to various destinations in northern Luzon after it signed a memorandum of understanding with the local governments of Batanes,

and Isabela to launch the Northern Luzon Aeronautical Highway. The aeronautical highway is a project of

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, who is a cousin of the company's founder. Its initial routes include flights from

Tuguegarao Tuguegarao ( or ), officially the City of Tuguegarao ( ibg, Siyudad nat Tugegaraw; itv, Siyudad yo Tugegaraw; ilo, Siudad ti Tuguegarao; fil, Lungsod ng Tuguegarao ), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Cagayan, Phil ...

Maconacon, Isabela Maconacon, officially the Municipality of Maconacon ( ilo, Ili ti Maconacon; tl, Bayan ng Maconacon), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,977 people, making ...

and

Basco, Batanes Basco, officially the Municipality of Basco ( ivv, Kavahayan nu Basco; tl, Bayan ng Basco), is a 5th class municipality and capital of the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,517 people. Basco ...

, flights from

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to Maconancon and

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, as well as a flight from

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to Batanes. In June 2010, the company began offering flights to

via

Loakan Airport Loakan Airport ( ilo, Pagtayaban ti Loakan, fil, Paliparan ng Loakan) serves the general area of Baguio, Philippines. It is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). L ...

and

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via

Caticlan Airport Godofredo P. Ramos Airport ( Aklanon: ''Paeoparan it Godofredo P. Ramos'', Hiligaynon: ''Hulugpaan sang Godofredo P. Ramos'', fil, Paliparang Godofredo P. Ramos) , also known as Caticlan Airport and recently, Boracay Airport by its developer ...

. On 1 July 2010, the airline temporarily suspended operations after the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines ordered the company to repair its fleet of two

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aircraft to conform to international standards. It resumed operations on 29 May 2011.

Destinations

As of January 2021, Sky Pasada flies to the following domestic destinations: *

* Basco -

Basco Airport Basco Airport (Filipino language, Filipino: ''Paliparan ng Basco'', Ilocano language, Ilocano: ''Pagtayaban ti Basco'') is an airport serving the province of Batanes in the Philippines. It is located in the provincial capital, Basco, Batanes, Ba ...

* Binalonan - Binalonan Airfield * Calayan - Calayan Airport * Cauayan -

Cauayan Airport Cauayan Airport ( Filipino: ''Paliparan ng Cauayan'', Ilokano: ''Pagtayaban ti Cauayan'') is an airport serving the general area of Cauayan, a city in Isabela province in the Philippines. It is one of three commercial airports in Isabela, the ...

Itbayat Itbayat, officially the Municipality of Itbayat, ( ivv, Kavahayan nu Itbayat; tl, Bayan ng Itbayat), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,128 people. Itbay ...

- Jorge Abad Airport * Maconacon - Maconacon Airport *

Palanan Palanan, officially the Municipality of Palanan ( ilo, Ili ti Palanan; tl, Bayan ng Palanan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,684 people. It was in Pal ...

- Palanan Airport *

Tuguegarao Airport Tuguegarao Airport ( ilo, Pagtayaban ti Tuguegarao; itv, Pakkayabban ya Tuguegarao; fil, Paliparan ng Tuguegarao) is an airport serving the general area of Tuguegarao, the capital city of the province of Cagayan in the Philippines. Located alo ...

Fleet

As of March 2020, Sky Pasada's fleet includes the following aircraft:

Incidents

* On 9 February 2012, Sky Pasada flight SP0633, a Let L-410 operating from

Itbayat, Batanes Itbayat, officially the Municipality of Itbayat, ( ivv, Kavahayan nu Itbayat; tl, Bayan ng Itbayat), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,128 people. Itbayat ...

, overran the runway due to strong winds. As a result, the landing gear of the aircraft was destroyed.

References

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