Exploring The Philippines: Airports And Island Accessibility

The Philippines is home to a number of airports, with sources citing between 70 and 88 airports in the country. These airports are owned by the national government and are placed into one of three main categories: international, community, and domestic. There are 8 airports in the international category, 19 in the Class 2 principal airport category, and 40 community airports.

There are 88 airports in the Philippines

Community airports are used primarily for general aviation. There are 40 airports in this category, with only a few, such as Siquijor Airport and Vigan Airport, offering regularly-scheduled air service.

The third category is domestic airports. There are 70 airports in the Philippines that fall into this category. These include military and private airports.

70 airports are listed on prokerala.com

The Philippines is home to 88 airports, which can be classified as international, community or domestic. However, prokerala.com lists 70 airports in the Philippines. These include international airports, domestic airports, military airports and private airports.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) is responsible for the regulation of airports and aviation in the country. The CAAP's classification system, introduced in 2008, rationalises the previous Air Transportation Office (ATO) system of airport classification. The list is updated every three years, or as the need arises.

The CAAP's current classification system includes three main categories. International airports are capable of handling international flights and have border control facilities. There are 8 airports in this category. Class 2 principal airports are capable of serving propeller aircraft with a capacity of at least 19 seats. There are 19 airports in this sub-category, most of which have regularly scheduled air service. Community airports are used primarily for general aviation. There are 40 airports in this category, only a few of which have regularly scheduled air service.

Airports are classified into international, community and domestic

There are 88 airports in the Philippines, which can be classified into three categories: international, community and domestic. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) introduced its classification system in 2008, which rationalised the previous Air Transportation Office (ATO) system. The list is updated every three years, or as the need arises.

International airports are capable of handling international flights and have border control facilities. There are currently eight airports in this category.

Community airports are used primarily for general aviation. There are 40 airports in this category, with only a few, such as Siquijor Airport and Vigan Airport, offering regularly-scheduled air service.

Domestic airports are capable of serving propeller aircraft with a capacity of at least 19 seats. There are 19 airports under this sub-category, most of which have regularly-scheduled air service.

Class 2 principal airports can serve propeller aircraft with a capacity of at least 19 seats

There are 88 airports in the Philippines, which can be classified into international, community and domestic airports. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) introduced a classification system in 2008, which is updated every three years or as needed.

Class 2 principal airports are capable of serving propeller aircraft with a capacity of at least 19 seats. There are 19 airports in this sub-category, most of which have regularly scheduled air services. In February 2022, the CAAP classified the previously unclassified San Vicente and Manila–Sangley Point airports under this sub-category.

There are 40 community airports

The CAAP's classification system, introduced in 2008, rationalizes the previous Air Transportation Office (ATO) system of airport classification, pursuant to the Philippine Transport Strategic Study and the 1992 Civil Aviation Master Plan. The list is updated every three years, or as the need arises. In the current classification system, 88 airports owned by the national government are placed into one of three main categories.

International airports are airports capable of handling international flights and have border control facilities. There are 8 airports in this category. Class 2 principal airports are airports capable of serving propeller aircraft with a capacity of at least 19 seats. There are 19 airports under this sub-category, most of which have regularly-scheduled air service.

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