Tuguegarao Airport Explained
Tuguegarao Airport is an airport serving the general area of Tuguegarao, the capital city of the province of Cagayan in the Philippines. Located along Maharlika Highway, the airport is accessible from adjacent municipalities in Cagayan and northern Isabela. It is classified as a major commercial domestic airport by the Air Transportation Office.
The airport is currently served by Cebu Pacific, Sky Pasada, Philippine Airlines and charter airline Royal Air Charter Service.[2] In 2022, Tuguegarao Airport recorded an annual passenger traffic of 147,865, a sixfold increase from the previous year.
Statistics
Volume of passengers
Data of passenger movements is from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
| Calendar Year | Passenger movement | % Change |
|---|
| 2001 | 33,485 | no data |
| 2002 | 27,000 | 19.37% |
| 2003 | 17,786 | 34.13% |
| 2004 | 31,973 | 79.76% |
| 2005 | 31,992 | 0.06% |
| 2006 | 29,814 | 6.81% |
| 2007 | 38,123 | 27.87% |
| 2008 | 68,821 | 80.00% |
| 2009 | 94,350 | 37.09% |
| 2010[3] | 116,525 | 23.50% |
| 2011[4] | 127,595 | 9.50% |
| 2012[5] | 223,907 | 75.48% |
| 2013[6] | 141,151 | 36.96% |
| 2014[7] | 151,608 | 7.41% |
| 2015[8] | 129,889 | 14.33% |
| 2016[9] | 186,193 | 43.35% |
| 2017[10] | 209,358 | 12.44% |
| 2018[11] | 384,819 | 83.81% |
| 2019 | 225,747 | 41.34% |
| 2020 | 41,931 | 81.43% |
| 2021 | 21,870 | 47.84% |
| 2022 | 147,865 | 576.11% | |
Terminal and apron
The airport consists of a 1,100 square meter terminal with its second floor to be developed during its second phase of rehabilitation—[2] and a 150-meter by 115-meter apron. In 2015, the Department of Transportation and Communications allotted ₱45.99 million for terminal upgrades and another ₱10.67 million for runway and taxiway widening.[12]
On March 14, 2018, the rehabilitated and expanded Passenger Terminal Building was inaugurated by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade.[13] When all the expansions and upgrades were completed, the airport is expected to cater more passenger and aircraft movement as well as safe nighttime operations.
Expansion and development
In 2015, the Department of Transportation and Communications launches the expansion and modernization program of the Tuguegarao Airport, alongside several key secondary airports in the country. Named as the Tuguegarao Airport Development Project, which consist of ₱10.67 million for taxiway and runway widening and another ₱45.99 million for the terminal upgrades.
As of 2018, Phase 1 was completed which includes the expansion of the passenger terminal building, widening of runway and taxiway and the upgrading of the Airfield Lighting System, necessary for longer night time operations.[13] Phase 2 of the Tuguegarao Airport Development Project, which starts in 2018, covers the expansion of the existing pre-departure and check-in areas of the passenger terminal building and additional check-in counters at the second floor.[13]
The 2024 national budget has allocated ₱150.0 million for the airport's development in time for the projected full recovery of global air traffic in 2025.[14] The airport's new air traffic control tower is currently under construction.
Accidents and incidents
- On August 1, 2023, a Cessna 152 plane registered as RPC-8598 crashed in Luna, Apayao, taking the lives of its two passengers. The plane, along with a similar aircraft, took off from Laoag at 12:16 PM but only one landed on Tuguegarao at 1:11 PM.[15] [16]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements . May 20, 2024 . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.
- Web site: Tuguegarao Airport Information. Skyscanner Philippines.
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2001–2010 are taken from the archived version of a zip file from the downloads page of the CAAP's official website: Web site: Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001–2010 . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines .
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2011 are taken from the downloads section of the CAAP's official website: Web site: Passenger Movement for CY 2011 . 9 May 2017 . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines . Aerodrome Development & Management Service . Briones . Jose T. . 27 January 2012.
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2012 are taken from the downloads section of the CAAP's official website: Web site: Passenger Movement for CY 2012 . 9 May 2017 . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines . Aerodrome Development & Management Service . Tandoc . Jefferson Niño C. . Briones . Jose T. . 22 January 2013.
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2013 are taken from the downloads section of the CAAP's official website: Web site: Passenger Movement for CY 2013 . 9 May 2017 . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines . Aerodrome Development & Management Service . Tandoc . Jefferson Niño C. . Briones . Jose T. . 1 February 2014.
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2014 are taken from the downloads section of the CAAP's official website: Web site: Passenger Movement for CY 2014 . 9 May 2017 . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines . Aerodrome Development & Management Service . Tandoc . Jefferson Niño C. . Abag . Alexander M. . 30 March 2015.
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2015 is taken from the following page of the Philippine Government's Data Portal: Web site: 2011-2015 Air Traffic Data - Air Transportation Passenger Movement . 9 May 2017 . Republic of the Philippines - Data Portal . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2016 is taken from the following document published in the Philippine Government's Freedom of Information Portal: Web site: 2016 Passenger Statistics of all Philippine Airports . 28 March 2017 . 9 May 2017 . Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines - Aerodrome Development & Management Service.
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2017 is taken from the following document published in the Philippine Government's Freedom of Information Portal: Web site: Aircraft Movement for CY 2017 . 11 May 2018 . 23 May 2018 . Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines - Aerodrome Development & Management Service.
- Unless otherwise specified, data for 2018 is taken from the following document published in the Philippine Government's Freedom of Information Portal: Web site: Passenger Statistics Philippines . 15 April 2018 . 27 April 2019 . en. Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal . Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines - Aerodrome Development & Management Service.
- News: Tuguegarao airport expansion, rehab contracts announced. Dela Paz, Chrisee Jalyssa V.. BusinessWorld. 2017-10-03.
- News: DOTr chief inaugurates Tuguegarao airport's new passenger terminal. Pabalinas, Ma. Jessica C.. Philippine Information Agency. 2018-04-09.
- Web site: Cervantes . Filane Mikee . January 3, 2024 . Modernization, expansion of 22 airports funded in '24 budget . May 20, 2024 . Philippine News Agency.
- Web site: Missing Cessna plane, remains of two passengers found in Apayao . Manila Bulletin . 2 August 2023.
- Web site: Cessna leaves Laoag, goes missing en route to Tuguegarao . GMA News Online . August 2, 2023 . 2 August 2023.
