Puerto Princesa Airport

Puerto Princesa International Airport Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa
Characteristics
ICAO code	RPVP
IATA code	PPS
Coordinates	9 ° 44 '32 "  N , 118 ° 45' 31"  E Coordinates: 9 ° 44 '32 "  N , 118 ° 45' 31"  E
Height above MSL	22 m (72  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 km east of Puerto Princesa
Basic data
operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Passengers	2,146,350 (2018)
Air freight	16,968,071 kg (2018)
Flight movements	20,087 (2018)
Start-and runway
09/27	2600 m × 45 m concrete

The Puerto Princesa International Airport is the airport of the city of Puerto Princesa on the Philippine island of Palawan . The flight time to the Philippine capital Manila is about an hour. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines , which classified it as a Trunkline Airport (major commercial domestic airport) until 2008 . It has been classified as an International Airport since 2009 . The airport is located three kilometers east of downtown Puerto Princesa (Post Office, City Tourist Office) on the east-west axis, Rizal Avenue.

The number of passengers increased from 189,412 in 2001 to 2,146,350 in 2018.

Due to the increasing volume of traffic, a modernization of the airport and the construction of a new terminal were planned in 2012. The new passenger hall went into operation in May 2017 and can handle two million passengers a year.

Development of the number of passengers

year	Passengers
2001	189,412
2002	147.996
2003	195.975
2004	271.930
2005	267,778
2006	284.110
2007	392.039
2008	481.756
2009	587.753
2010	727.597
2014	1,371,651
2016	1,644,003
2018	2,146,350

Airlines

Direct flights are offered by Puerto Princess as of December 2017 to the following destinations:

Philippines

• Clark International : Philippine Airlines
• Mactan-Cebu : Cebu Pacific , Philippine Airlines, Air Asia Philippines (subsidiary of AirAsia )
• Cuyo : Air Juan
• Davao : Air Asia Philippines
• Iloilo : Cebu Pacific
• Manila : Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Air Asia Philippines

Taiwan

• Taipei : Philippine Airlines

Web links

Commons : Puerto Princesa Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Aerial photo and accident statistics (English)
• The airport in live flight tracking

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Aerodrome Development and Management Service. APR04-10 2018 (PDF, 109 kB; English)
2. ↑ visitpuertoprincesa.com (English)
3. ↑ Puerto Princessa Airport on flightmappner.net (English)