Catarman National Airport Explained

Catarman National Airport
Iata:CRM
Icao:RPVF
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
City-Served:Catarman
Elevation-F:6
Elevation-M:2
Coordinates:12.5025°N 124.6358°W
Pushpin Map:Visayas#Philippines
Pushpin Label:CRM/RPVF
Metric-Elev:yes
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:5,249
R1-Length-M:1,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt/Concrete
Stat-Year:2014
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:33,415
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:1,056
Stat3-Header:Tonnes of cargo
Stat3-Data:71.802
Footnotes:Statistics of the Civil Aviation of the Philippines.[1]

Catarman National Airport, otherwise known as Catarman Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Catarman, located in the province of Northern Samar in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.

Airport upgrade

Catarman National Airport is a priority for national appropriation by the Philippine government. Improvement of its terminal building incurred a budgetary allocation of a 15 million-peso[2] appropriation from the national government.

When Typhoon Nona hit the province of Catarman in 2015, the airport sustained damage. Rehabilitation works were started and the project consists of constructing a new passenger terminal building, taxiway, perimeter fence, expanding the apron, and improvements in the runway. The upgrade works at the airport were completed in August 2021 and were inaugurated on September 2, 2021.[3]

Airport facilities

Terminal building

Prior to the upgrade, the passenger terminal building had a capacity of 50 passengers. After the upgrade, the capacity was increased to 150 passengers and can now accommodate 50,000 passengers annually.

Runway

The airport has a 1600adj=onNaNadj=on asphalt/concrete runway that runs in a 04/22 direction. During the upgrade, the runway was overlaid with asphalt.

Apron

The airport has two parking bays and can accommodate two De Havilland Canada Dash 8 (formerly Bombardier Q400) turboprops.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 3, 2009 . Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001-2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911134201/http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/airpasscar01-08.zip . September 11, 2011 . April 21, 2009 . caap.gov.ph.
  2. http://www.dotc.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=70&Itemid=109
  3. News: Balinbin . Arjay L. . September 2, 2021 . Upgraded Catarman Airport Can Now Serve 50,000 Passengers Annually . BusinessWorld . live . September 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902231013/https://www.bworldonline.com/upgraded-catarman-airport-can-now-serve-50000-passengers-annually/ . September 2, 2021.
  4. News: September 3, 2021 . Tugade Inaugurates Upgraded Catarman Airport . Philstar Global . 2021-11-10.