Cesar Lim Rodriguez Airport
( fil, Paliparang Cesar Lim Rodriguez; hil, Hulugpaan sang Cesar Lim Rodriguez; ), commonly known as Taytay Airport,
is an airport serving the general area of
Taytay, located in the province of
Palawan
Palawan (), officially the Province of Palawan ( cyo, Probinsya i'ang Palawan; tl, Lalawigan ng Palawan), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in ...
in the
Philippines
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. The facility was named after Taytay native Cesar Lim Rodriguez, a former judge
who donated part of his property for the airport.
The airport is owned by the province of Palawan.
Recent interest in improving the infrastructure in this airport is due to its strategic location in the northern part of the
Palawan mainland: the renowned beach resorts of the area (including
El Nido and
Apulit Island) and the historic town of Taytay are only 30 to 40 kilometers by road from the airport.
In comparison, the
only other airport capable of handling large aircraft is located in the provincial capital of
Puerto Princesa
Puerto Princesa, officially the City of Puerto Princesa (Cuyonon: ''Siyudad i'ang Puerto Princesa''; fil, Lungsod ng Puerto Princesa), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...
, approximately 230 kilometers to the south.
In 2013, the
Department of Transportation and Communications
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(DOTC) approved a 48.2-million budget for the airport's improvement, consisting of the concreting of a runway 1,100 meters long and 18 meters wide.
In February 2016, the
Palawan Provincial Board
The Palawan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Palawan.
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first district s ...
approved a resolution to permit the semi-privatization of the airport through a
public–private partnership
A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P, or P3) is a long-term arrangement between a government and private sector institutions.Hodge, G. A and Greve, C. (2007), Public–Private Partnerships: An International Performance Review, Public Administ ...
(PPP).
The DOTC allotted 8.8 million for the airport's development for the year 2016.
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Airports in the Philippines
Buildings and structures in Palawan