Moises R. Espinosa Airport Explained
| Moises R. Espinosa Airport |
| Iata: | MBT |
| Icao: | RPVJ |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| City-Served: | Masbate |
| Elevation-F: | 26 |
| Elevation-M: | 8 |
| Coordinates: | 12.3694°N 123.6292°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Luzon#Philippines |
| Pushpin Label: | MBT/RPVJ |
| Metric-Elev: | yes |
| Metric-Rwy: | yes |
| R1-Number: | 04/22 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,921 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,500 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt/concrete |
| Stat-Year: | 2017 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 65,627 |
| Stat2-Header: | Aircraft movements |
| Stat2-Data: | 1,542 |
| Stat3-Header: | Cargo movement (in kgs) |
| Stat3-Data: | 62,266 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Statistics from eFOI[1] |
Moises R. Espinosa Airport,[2] also known as Masbate Airport, is the airport serving the general area of Masbate City, located in the province of Masbate in the Philippines. It is named for Moises R. Espinosa Sr., a former Representative of Masbate who was assassinated at the airport on March 17, 1989.[3]
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.
Future expansion
Moises R. Espinosa Airport underwent a renovation of its runway and terminal building between 2006 and 2008. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines plans to improve aviation facilities to become an airport that will welcome tourism in the province.
Incidents and accidents
- On January 2, 2008, Asian Spirit Flight 321, an NAMC YS-11 on a flight from Manila, overshot Runway 21 of the airport at 7:30 a.m. while landing, collapsing the right main landing gear and damaging the starboard engine. None of the 47 passengers and crew on board were seriously injured.[4]
- On August 18, 2012, a chartered Piper PA-34 Seneca crashed at sea around 300m (1,000feet) short of the runway. The aircraft was carrying Jesse Robredo, the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, his aide and two pilots. The flight, originating from Cebu, was bound for Naga, Camarines Sur when its crew declared an emergency and requested priority landing at the airport. Robredo and the two pilots died in the crash, while his aide was rescued with only minor injuries.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017 . 23 July 2018 . 13 August 2018 . Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.
- Web site: Philippine Information Agency - Provincial Profile: Masbate. Philippine Information Agency . 2010-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20070221093349/http://www.pia.gov.ph/info/provinces/masbate.pdf. 2007-02-21. dead.
- https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-77143464 Lina to conduct probe in Masbate
- http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080102-0 RP-C3592 accident synopsis
- Web site: August 20, 2012 . Philippine top minister feared dead in crash . https://web.archive.org/web/20220528074548/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/8/20/philippine-top-minister-feared-dead-in-crash . May 28, 2022 . 2024-08-08 . Al Jazeera . en.
