Borongan Airport ( war, Luparan han Borongan, ceb, Tugpahanan sa Borongan, fil, Paliparan ng Borongan) is an airport serving the general area of

Borongan Borongan, officially the City of Borongan ( Waray: ''Siyudad han Borongan''; fil, Lungsod ng Borongan), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

, the capital of the province of

Eastern Samar Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; tl, Silangang Samar), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupies ...

, located in the province of Eastern Samar in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. 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 ...

, an attached agency of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.

History

On September 2008, Borongan Airport was opened by Gov. Ben Evardone, The first flight landed in noon operated by SEAIR on September 2, 2008. On December 2022, House Minority Floor Leader Marcelino Libanan, had a meeting with DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista about the funding of the expansion of the airport. They wanted to do a runway extension, and a bigger terminal. They also wanted to improve the tower so the airport can have nighttime flights.

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Airports in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Eastern Samar Borongan {{Philippines-airport-stub