Kalibo International Airport

Kalibo International Airport
Pangkalibutan nga Paeoparan it Kalibo (Aklanon)
Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Kalibo (Hiligaynon)
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo (Tagalog)

Airport terminal
IATA: KLO – ICAO: RPVK
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves Kalibo, Aklan
Location Barangay Pook, Kalibo, Aklan
Hub for AirAsia Philippines
Cebu Pacific
Focus city for Philippine Airlines
Elevation AMSL 12 m / 41 ft
Coordinates 11°40′46″N 122°22′35″E / 11.67944°N 122.37639°E / 11.67944; 122.37639Coordinates: 11°40′46″N 122°22′35″E / 11.67944°N 122.37639°E / 11.67944; 122.37639
Map
KLO/RPVK

Location in the Philippines

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,300 7,545 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 2,321,162
Aircraft movements 20,962
Metric tonnes of cargo 1,750
Aircraft Movement CY 2012 (CAAP)[1]

Kalibo International Airport (Aklanon: Pangkalibutan nga Paeoparan it Kalibo, Hiligaynon: Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Kalibo, Tagalog: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo) (IATA: KLO, ICAO: RPVK) is an airport that serves the general area of Kalibo, the capital of the province of Aklan in the Philippines, and is one of two airports serving Boracay, the other being Godofredo P. Ramos Airport also known as Caticlan Airport in the town of Malay. It is the fastest growing airport in the Philippines in terms of passenger traffic with more than 50% growth in 2010, and 2nd fastest for seats offered for June 2014 over the corresponding month of the previous year (20%).[2] The airport is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except major international airports.

The airport is situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the main area of Kalibo and 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Caticlan port in Malay. Kalibo International Airport services international destinations such as Taipei, Seoul-Incheon, Busan, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. It offers more international destinations than domestic destinations.

Expansion and development

Control Tower.

On March 31, 2008, construction of the airport's new terminal building commenced. The said construction is part of the 130-million peso fund pledged by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2007 for the upgrade of the airport which is being geared to become an international landmark for tourism. The package includes 80 million pesos for the new terminal, while 50 million was released in 2009 by the Department of Budget and Management for the installation of an Instrument Landing System (ILS).[3]

The Kalibo International Airport boasts of the busiest international flight activity in Western Visayas. Regular and chartered flights accommodate thousands of travelers during the holidays from Asian routes to the capital town of Kalibo.[4] The construction of the new terminal building will start as soon as possible it also includes widening and extension of the runway from 2300 to 2600 meters, apron and tarmac expansion plus additional aircraft parking and airport lights and additional vehicular parking.


Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
AirAsia Kuala Lumpur–International
Cebgo Manila
Cebu Pacific Cebu, Hong Kong, Manila, Seoul-Incheon
Charter: Guangzhou, Shanghai-Pudong
China Airlines Taipei-Taoyuan
Mandarin Airlines Charter: Taipei-Taoyuan
Philippine Airlines Beijing-Capital, Busan, Cebu, Manila, Seoul-Incheon, Taipei-Taoyuan
Charter: Khabarovsk[5]
Philippine Airlines
operated by PAL Express 		Manila
Charter: Hangzhou, Shanghai-Pudong
Philippines AirAsia Busan, Manila, Seoul-Incheon
SilkAir Singapore[6]1
Tigerair Singapore
Air Asia and Cebu pacific planes at Kalibo Airport.

^Note 1 : This flight makes an intermediate stop between Kalibo and the listed destination. However, it has no rights to transport passengers solely between Kalibo and the intermediate stop.

Statistics

Passenger, cargo and aircraft movement
Calendar year
Passenger movement
% change
Cargo movement
in metric tonnes
% change
Aircraft movement
% change
2003[7]229,850Steady1,867,789Steady3,142Steady
2004[7]246,355Increase 7.181,518,474Decrease 18.705,750Increase 83.00
2005[7]242,183Decrease 1.691,642,403Increase 8.163,148Decrease 45.25
2006[7]343,346Increase 41.771,674,593Increase 1.963,918Increase 24.46
2007[7]470,169Increase 36.941,931,145Increase 15.324,300Increase 9.75
2008[7]400,042Decrease 14.911,508,760Decrease 21.874,634Increase 7.76
2009[7]649,797Increase 62.431,809,744Increase 19.958,910Increase 92.27
2010[7]1,005,845Increase 54.791,776,351Decrease 1.8414,504Increase 62.78
2011[8]1,378,535Increase 37.051,905,813Increase 7.2915,612Increase 7.64
2012[9]1,832,168Increase 32.901,750,579Decrease 8.1418,346Increase 17.51

References

  1. ↑ http://caap.gov.ph/index.php/downloads/finish/13-statistics/28-aircraft-movement-cy-2012
  2. ↑ "Philippines capacity up 5.4%; Cebu Pacific Air has half of domestic market". 26 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Construction of Kalibo Airport, The Manila Bulletin Online, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on September 18, 2008, retrieved 2008-04-02
  4. ↑ "AKLAN FORUM journal".
  5. ↑ "Philippine Airlines Expands Charters to Russia".
  6. ↑ http://www.silkair.com/scheduleSearch-flow.form?execution=e2s2
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001-2010
  8. ↑ Aircraft Movement CY 2011
  9. ↑ Aircraft Movement CY 2012
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