Sibulan Airport
Sibulan Airport (Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Sibulan; Filipino: Paliparan ng Sibulan) (IATA: DGT, ICAO: RPVD), also known as Dumaguete Airport or Dumaguete–Sibulan Airport, is an airport serving the general area of the city of Dumaguete, located in the province of Negros Oriental in the Philippines. The airport is named after its location in the adjacent municipality of Sibulan.
Sibulan Airport Tugpahanan sa Sibulan (Cebuano) Paliparan ng Sibulan (Filipino) | |||||||||||
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 Exterior of Sibulan Airport in 2021 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Dumaguete | ||||||||||
| Location | Barangay Boloc-Boloc, Sibulan, Negros Oriental | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 15 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 09°20′03″N 123°18′04″E | ||||||||||
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.svg.png.webp)  DGT/RPVD Location in the Philippines | |||||||||||
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Source: Statistics from eFOI[1] | |||||||||||
The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the 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.
The airport was re-opened on March 11, 2021 after upgrade works were made to the airport.[2] These included pavement reconstruction, expansion of the terminal building from 1,152sqm. to 1,842sqm. and expansion of CAAP administrative buildings.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cebgo | Cagayan de Oro, Cebu |
| Cebu Pacific | Manila[4] |
| PAL Express | Manila[5] |
| Philippines AirAsia | Manila[6] |
| Royhle Air Way | Charter: Dipolog, Siquijor, Tagbilaran[7] |
References
- Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (23 July 2018). "Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017". Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "Pres. Duterte, Tugade inaugurate upgraded port of Dumaguete, newly-developed Dumaguete airport". Philippine Information Agency. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- "Duterte, Tugade inaugurate upgraded Dumaguete seaport, airport". SunStar Dumaguete. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- Camus, Miguel R. (3 February 2022). "Cebu Pacific says more domestic destinations ease travel requirements". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- "Domestic Summer Timetable March 29 October 27 2022" (PDF). Philippine Airlines. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "AirAsia adds more domestic flights as demand surges". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- http://royhleflight.com/charter/
External links
- CAAP (web archive)