Bantayan Airport is an
aerodrome
An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
serving
Bantayan Island
Bantayan Island is an island located in the Visayan Sea, Philippines. It is situated to the west of the northern end of Cebu (island), Cebu island, across the Tañon Strait. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of .
The island is ...
in the province of
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...
in the Philippines. The airport is located in the municipality of
Santa Fe, approximately from the centre of
Bantayan municipality. It is classified as a community airport by the
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP, ; fil, Pangasiwaan sa Abyasyong Sibil ng Pilipinas) is the civil aviation authority of the Philippines and is responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation to assure safe, econo ...
(CAAP). Since the beginning of 2018, management of the airport has moved from CAAP to
Mactan–Cebu International Airport
Mactan–Cebu International Airport ( ceb, Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan–Sugbo; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan–Cebu; ) is an international airport serving Metro Cebu and serves as the main gateway to the Central Visayas region ...
Authority (MCIAA).
Structure
Bantayan Airport is a small community airstrip with a paved runway but no services (no refuelling capabilities). The largest handling capacity is now an 80-passenger aeroplane. The concrete runway is long and wide, as well as a small terminal. The terminal shed was erected in 2003, along with two security fences and the airport gate, as part of an airport improvement program initiated by the CAAP.
Airlines and destinations
Salient dates
there is doubt about the future of the airport. CAAP wishes to cease funding it. However President Aquino, who flew into Bantayan airport for his first island visit in February 2014, is interested in the development of the airport.
In October 2015 meanwhile, a private entrepreneur tried to appropriate it.
it was reported that initial work was under way on the construction project to build new airports at Bantayan and Camotes. The initial project phase is to determine a suitable location for the new airport, implying that it may be at an entirely different location on the island.
CAAP stopped operation of Bantayan airstrip, due to the airport's dilapidated state.
the authority to manage the airport in Bantayan Island transferred from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).
Bantayan airport terminal, runway extension to be completed by end of 2020.
the construction is at its last phase, and the airport open to business in December 2020.
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Airports in the Philippines
Buildings and structures in Cebu