Puerto Princesa International Airport
| Puerto Princesa International Airport Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa | |||||||||||
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New Passenger Terminal Complex opened last May 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Puerto Princesa | ||||||||||
| Location | Barangay San Miguel, Puerto Princesa, Palawan | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 22 m / 71 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°44′31″N 118°45′32″E / 9.74194°N 118.75889°ECoordinates: 09°44′31″N 118°45′32″E / 9.74194°N 118.75889°E | ||||||||||
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Puerto Princesa International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa) (IATA: PPS, ICAO: RPVP) is an airport serving the general area of Puerto Princesa, located in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.
The airport is the main gateway to the Puerto Princesa Underground River, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
History
The airport dates back during the World War II to accommodate large Japanese transport aircraft to compliment the grass airstrip south of the present-day location of NCCC Mall Palawan in Lacao Street. The airstrip was constructed by the Prisoners of War using crushed corals for illuminating night landings. During the Palawan liberation, several USAAF units were stationed here. It was rehabilitated and opened as a domestic airport around the late 1980s.
World War II
USAAF units based here included:
- Headquarters, XIII Fighter Command (1 March 1945 – November 1945)
- 42d Bombardment Group (March 1945 – January 1946)
- 347th Fighter Group (6 March – December 1945)
- 419th Night Fighter Squadron (6 March 1945 – 10 January 1946)
- 550th Night Fighter Squadron (DET) (9–19 June 1945)
New passenger terminal complex
To meet the growing air transportation demands of Puerto Princesa and the Province of Palawan, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) awarded the $82.9-million (P2.616 billion) contract to the Kumho Industrial Co. Ltd.-GS Engineering & Construction Joint Venture (Kumho-GS), a South Korean company for the construction of new passenger terminal and cargo terminal building, a new apron with 6 aircraft bays (4 for narrow body and 2 for wide body aircraft), connecting taxiways, new state-of-the-art air navigation system, and other support facilities in compliance with the international civil aviation standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The project was completed 30 months (approximately two years) from the groundbreaking rites. The new passenger terminal complex has an upgraded handling capacity of 2 million passengers annually, with an estimated peak passenger flow of 690 passengers per hour. It was officially inaugurated last 03 May 2017 and opened for commercial operations the following day (04 May 2017). [4]
Statistics
Passenger traffic
| Year | Passenger
movements |
% Change from
Previous Year |
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| 2001 | 183,412 | |
| 2002 | 147,996 |  21.86% |
| 2003 | 195,975 |  24.48% |
| 2004 | 271,930 | 27.93% |
| 2005 | 267,778 | 1.53% |
| 2006 | 284,10 | 5.75% |
| 2007 | 392,039 | 27.53% |
| 2008 | 481,756 | 18.62% |
| 2009 | 587,753 | 18.03% |
| 2010 | 822,536 | 28.54% |
| 2011 | 986,775 | 16.64% |
| 2012 | 1,318,766 | 25.17% |
| 2013 | 1,335,825 | 1.28% |
| 2014 | 1,378,580 | 3.10% |
| 2015 | 1,591,718 | 13.39% |
| 2016 | 1,644,003 | 3.18% |
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Juan | Busuanga, Cuyo |
| Cebu Pacific | Cebu, Iloilo, Manila |
| Philippine Airlines | Clark, Manila, Taipei–Taoyuan |
| Philippine Airlines operated by PAL Express | Cebu, Manila |
| Philippines AirAsia | Cebu, Davao, Manila |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.airjuan.com/airjuan-destinations.php
- ↑ http://philippineairspace.blogspot.com/2016/11/paa-to-make-palawan-4th-hub.html
- ↑ "Busiest Airports in 2016". Philippine Air Space (Blog). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ http://philippineairspace.blogspot.com http://philippineairspace.blogspot.com/2017/04/pps-terminal-opens-may-3.html?m=1. Retrieved 2017-05-26. Missing or empty
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force website http://www.af.mil.
External links
- World Aero Data - Puerto Princesa Airport (PPS) Details
- Puerto Princesa International Airport Website (English only)
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