Cagayancillo Airport, also known as Magsaysay Airport, is an airport serving the general area of
Cagayancillo, 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 t ...
in the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. It is located in the
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
of Magsaysay, at the southern portion of Cagayancillo.
Development
The Province of Palawan initiated P5 million worth of repairs on Cagayancillo to boost tourism development and disaster preparedness. Currently, the airport is serviced by scheduled charter flights using a 6-seater Cessna plane from
Sipalay Airport. The flights are chartered for Easy Diving Resort, based in
Sipalay
Sipalay, officially the City of Sipalay ( hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Sipalay; fil, Lungsod ng Sipalay; ceb, Dakbayan sa Sipalay), is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it h ...
, which also operates professional diving services off the waters of Cagayancillo.
Incidents and accidents
On July 2, 2000, a
GAF Nomad
The GAF Nomad is a utility aircraft produced by the Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) of Australia in Melbourne.
Supported by the Australian Government, design work began in the mid-1960s, and it made its maiden flight on 23 July 1971.
Despi ...
propeller plane with registration no. N286, operated by the
Philippine Air Force, crashed off the waters of Cagayancillo. It carried Palawan Governor Salvador Socrates and Maj. Gen. Santiago Madrid, along with 11 other passengers and crew. Only one passenger survived and was rescued by the Coast Guard.
See also
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List of airports in the Philippines
This is a list of airports in the Philippines, grouped by type.
Classification
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References
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Buildings and structures in Palawan
History of Palawan
Airports in the Philippines