Ipil Airport

Ipil Airport
Paliparan ng Ipil
Tugpahanan sa Ipil
Aeropuerto de Ipil
IATA: IPEICAO: RPMV
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Location Barangay Sanito, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Elevation AMSL 16 m / 52 ft
Coordinates 07°47′10.10″N 122°36′4.10″E / 7.7861389°N 122.6011389°E / 7.7861389; 122.6011389
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 960 3,150 Grass

Ipil Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Ipil, Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Ipil, Chavacano and Spanish: Aeropuerto de Ipil) (IATA: IPE, ICAO: RPMV) is an airport serving the general area of Ipil, the capital of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in the Philippines. It is the only airport in the province. The airport is classified as a community 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.

Future expansion

A ninety-million peso expansion project was launched by the Philippine government in February 2009 to upgrade and improve the airport's facilities.[1] The project is divided into two stages, with the end result being a 1.2-kilometer runway with a taxiway, apron and terminal building,[2] with the possibility of the runway being as long as two kilometers.[1] Once complete, the airport will be able to support small passenger and cargo planes, while at the same time serving as a reliever airport for Zamboanga International Airport in Zamboanga City.

References

  1. 1 2 Rimando, Tony P. (March 4, 2009). "GMA orders expansion of Ipil airport". Manila Bulletin (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation). Retrieved March 17, 2009.
  2. "PGMA breaks ground for construction of a bigger airport in Zambo Sibugay". Office of the Press Secretary. February 20, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2009.

See also

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