Virac Airport

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Virac Airport
Paliparan ng Virac
Palayogan nin Virac
IATA: VRC – ICAO: RPUV
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Virac, Catanduanes
Elevation AMSL 37 m / 121 ft
Coordinates 13°34′35″N 124°12′20″E / 13.57639°N 124.20556°E / 13.57639; 124.20556Coordinates: 13°34′35″N 124°12′20″E / 13.57639°N 124.20556°E / 13.57639; 124.20556
Map
VRC/RPUV
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,886 6,188 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Passengers 30,002
Aircraft movements 680
Metric tonnes of cargo 81
Statistics from the Air Transportation Office.[1]

Virac Airport (Tagalog: Paliparan ng Virac, Bikol: Palayogan nin Virac) (IATA: VRC, ICAO: RPUV) is the only airport serving the island province of Catanduanes in the Philippines. It is located in the capital, Virac. The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications 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.

On October 27, 2013, Cebu Pacific launched the first ever Airbus flight in Virac.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Cebu PacificManila
SkyJetManila (resumes December 11, 2013)

Airlines that previously served Virac

Airlines Destinations
AirAsia ZestManila
Philippine Airlines operated by PAL ExpressManila
Philippine AirlinesManila

See also

References

  1. ↑ Volume of Air Passengers and Air Cargo (Air Cargo in Metric Tons) Air Transportation Office, retrieved April 23, 2009

External links

International airports
Major domestic airports
Minor domestic airports
Community airports
Unclassified and
notable aerodromes
Military air bases
and airfields
Airports in italics have not yet been opened, are under construction, or are in the planning stages.


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