Bantayan Airport

Bantayan - Evelio B. Javier Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: RPSB[1]
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Bantayan Island
Location	• Bantayan    at 3.9 nmi (7.2 km; 4.5 mi) • Santa Fe    at 1.4 nmi (2.6 km; 1.6 mi)
Elevation AMSL	60 ft / 18.3 m
Coordinates	11°09′44″N 123°47′04″E / 11.1622°N 123.7844°ECoordinates: 11°09′44″N 123°47′04″E / 11.1622°N 123.7844°E
Map
RPSB Map showing location of Bantayan Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 900 2,953 GRE Width 40 131

Bantayan Airport is an airport serving Bantayan Island in the province of Cebu in the Philippines. The airport is located in the municipality of Santa Fe, approximately 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from the centre of Bantayan municipality. It is classified as a Community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), the agency that runs all airports in the Philippines except major international airports. The current airport manager is Joselito Seville.

Structure

Bantayan Airport is a small feeder airport and does not have a paved runway or fuel service. The largest handling capacity is a Dash‑7. It has a dirt runway which is approximately 900 m (2,950 ft) long and 40 m (140 ft) 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.^[2]

Future

As of June 2013 there is doubt about the future of the airport. CAAP wishes to cease funding it.^[3] However President Aquino, who flew into Bantayan airport for his first island visit in February 2014,^[4] is interested in the development of the airport.^[5]

Meanwhile, a private entrepreneur tried to appropriate it.^[6]

In February 2015 it was reported that initial work was under way on the construction project to build new airports at Bantayan and Camotes.^[7][8] 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.

References

1. PAGASA - ICAO codes
2. Bantayan Airport Development Project Archived November 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Romanillos, Peter L. (19 August 2013). "Review Camotes, Bantayan airport projects — Davide". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
4. Rubio, Gregg M. (26 February 2014). "Bantayan Is. eyed as tourism hub". The Freeman. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
5. "President Aquino wants to develop Bantayan airport – Gov. Davide". Philippine News Agency (PNA). 4 July 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
6. Mayol, Ador Vincent S. & Ta-as, Apple (23 September 2014). "Mayor sues Brit for fencing off airstrip". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
7. Braga, Michael Vencynth H. (2 February 2015). "Dev't of Camotes, Bantayan airports on". The Freeman. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
8. Cabahug, Melissa Q. (2 February 2015). "Bantayan, Camotes to have airports". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 4 February 2015.