List of Airports in the Philippines

Classification

Airports in the Philippines have used two different types of classification: one previously by the Air Transportation Office ATO and another being used by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines CAAP, the successor body to the ATO.

ATO System

The ATO system divided airports into five classifications under two broad categories: international and domestic airports. These two broad categories were further divided into the following airport types:

• Primary international airports – are the primary international gateways into the Philippines.
• Secondary international airports are airports that are not designated as primary international gateways but are capable of handling international flights. These airports may or may not have active customs and immigration facilities and may or may not have service actual international flights.
• Trunkline airports or major commercial domestic airports are domestic airports in major cities around the Philippines that are capable of supporting large aircraft. These are, in most cases, the only domestic airports with an instrument landing system.
• Secondary airports or minor commercial domestic airports are domestic airports in smaller cities and municipalities usually capable of handling smaller propeller aircraft. Some airports in this classification are capable of supporting jet aircraft. However, these airports are only open from sunrise until sunset, usually requiring notification of airport authorities if nighttime landing is a necessity.
• Feeder airports are domestic airports, many of these airports are small airstrips serving far-flung islands and capable only of handling small propeller aircraft..

CAAP System

The CAAP system revises the previous ATO system, while maintaining the current classification of airports into international and domestic airports. The change was made pursuant to the Philippine Transport Strategic Study and the 1992 Civil Aviation Master Plan. The new system rationalizes the system of airport classification, represented by the following types:

• International airports are airports that are capable of handling international flights. In this airport category, airports that are included currently have or have previously served international destinations. There are currently ten airports in this category, including all primary international airports, most secondary international airports, and Puerto Princesa Airport and Kalibo Airport, both trunkline and secondary airports, respectively.
• Principal airports or domestic airports are airports that only serve domestic destinations. There are two types:
• Class 1 principal airports are airports capable of serving jet aircraft with a capacity of at least 100 seats.

Unclassified Airports and Airfields

Below are airfields and airports that have remained unclassified under the new CAAP scheme. Some are privately owned by individuals or corporations and many airports below are used for general aviation, and. Private airports are only listed here if they are assigned ICAO and/or IATA codes. A list of other privately-owned airports and airfields can be checked here. Some airstrips or airfields below are non-operational, or may have been closed down already.

Airports Being Planned or Under Construction

Domestic airports that are only being upgraded are not included in the list below. The status/standing for some of the airports is from a document from the Department of Transportation and Communication, with information current as of June 30, 2008.

Closed Airports

• Bacolod City Domestic Airport closed 2008
• Mandurriao Airport closed 2007

Military Airports and Airfields