| Cauayan Airport | |
| Iata: | CYZ |
| Icao: | RPUY |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner-Oper: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| City-Served: | Cauayan |
| Elevation-F: | 200 |
| Elevation-M: | 61 |
| Coordinates: | 16.93°N 121.7531°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Luzon#Philippines |
| Pushpin Label: | CYZ/RPUY |
| Metric-Rwy: | yes |
| Metric-Elev: | yes |
| R1-Number: | 12/30 |
| R1-Length-F: | 6,875 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,096 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2021 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passenger movements |
| Stat1-Data: | 66,415 |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 10,322 |
| Stat3-Header: | Cargo movements |
| Stat3-Data: | 1,107,265 |
| Footnotes: | Source: CAAP[1] |
Cauayan Airport [2] is an airport serving the general area of Cauayan, a city in Isabela province in the Philippines. It is one of three commercial airports in Isabela,[3] the others being Palanan Airport in the town of Palanan and Maconacon Airport in the town of Maconacon. It is classified as a secondary airport, or a minor commercial domestic airport, by the Air Transportation Office, 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.
In May 1952, a discussion was made by the Philippine Senate to improve Cauayan Airport and other airports, including Luena Airport and Catarman Airport, the total price was calculated to be 200,000 Philippine pesos.[4]
On November 5, 1967, President Ferdinand Marcos visited Cauayan Airport for a delegation with farmers representing the province of Isabela, the meeting talked about Irrigation and other farm-related things. Marcos later left for Manila.[5]
Between 1999 and 2008, the airport hosted no commercial flights. Proposals were made to reintroduce commercial service at the airport, such as an independent Manila-Cauayan route, as well as a route further on to Tuguegarao Airport in Tuguegarao.[6] After almost a decade of not hosting commercial service, Cauayan Airport re-opened to commercial traffic on August 15, 2008, using PAL Express aircraft, marking the return of Philippine Airlines to Cauayan, having stopped its services to the city in 1994. At present, Cebu Pacific uses the Airbus A320 for its Manila-Cauayan-Manila route.
The airport has been renovated and night-rated to allow night landings and takeoffs.[7] [8]
The recommended location to stay in is the Marco Paulo Hotel and Restobar, which is close to the airport.[9]
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