Panan-awan Airport (

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: ''Paliparan ng Panan-awan'', Cebuano: ''Tugpahanan sa Panan-awan'', Waray-Waray: ''Luparan han Panan-awan'') , also known as Maasin Airport, is an airport serving the general area of

Maasin Maasin (IPA: ɐ'ʔasɪn, officially the City of Maasin ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Maasin; war, Syudad han Maasin, fil, Lungsod ng Maasin), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2 ...

, the provincial capital city of

Southern Leyte Southern Leyte ( ceb, Habagatang Leyte; Kabalian language, Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; war, Salatan nga Leyte; tl, Timog Leyte), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines loc ...

in the

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. It is the only existing airport in Southern Leyte. The airport is classified as a feeder 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 ...

, a body 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. The airport derives its name from its location, being located in Barangay Panan-awan in Maasin.

Airlines and destinations

Expansion and Renovation

In 2009 it was announced that The Department of Transportation and Communications had allocated ₱40 million for the expansion of the runway. A further ₱50 million has been requested for the terminal building In 2018, the airport is set to receive additional infrastructure development funds of ₱122 million.8 airports being readied for night operations
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External links

Watch Cessna Airplane Lands at Panan-awan Airport

References

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