Bancasi Airport
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Bancasi Airport Tugpahanan sa Bancasi Tugpahanan hong Bancasi Paliparan ng Bancasi | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Butuan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 43 m / 141 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°57′5″N 125°28′41″E / 8.95139°N 125.47806°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Source: CAAP[1] | |||||||||||
Bancasi Airport (IATA: BXU, ICAO: RPME), also known as Butuan Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Butuan and Agusan del Norte. It is the only airport in Agusan del Norte and the largest in Caraga. The airport is classified as an International Airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), a body of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but of all the other airports in the Philippines, except the major international airports.
Improvement projects[edit]
The Department of Transport and Communications (DOTC) announced that the airport would receive Php 45.5 million pesos in subsidy for expansion of the apron, improvement and expansion of vehicular parking area, construction of drainage system, and construction of concrete hollow block fence, with bidding scheduled to open to contractors on July 5, 2012.[2] In early March 2023, the Department of Transportation completed an expansion project, which includes a new terminal building that increased the airport's capacity from 248 to 616 passengers.[3]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cebgo | Cebu |
| Cebu Pacific | Manila |
| PAL Express | Cebu, Manila |
Accidents and incidents[edit]
- October 26, 2007: Philippine Airlines Flight 475 arriving from Manila, operated by an Airbus A320-200 (registered as RP-C3224), overshot the runway of Butuan Airport after landing. Nineteen injuries were reported.[4]
- February 15, 2014: Cebu Pacific Flight 220, an Airbus A319-100 (registered as RP-C3195), went off the runway of the airport on a flight to Mactan–Cebu when the nose gear and left main gear departed the paved surface of the runway during a 180-degree backtrack. 105 passengers were on board. No injuries were reported whatsoever.[5]
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Airports Rehab up for Bidding | the Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "New look Butuan airport opens". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Some hurt as PAL plane misses Butuan runway". GMA News. Oct 26, 2007. Retrieved Feb 17, 2014.
- ^ "Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 at Butuan on Feb 15th 2014, runway excursion during backtrack". www.aeroinside.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.