Basco Airport

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Basco Airport

Paliparan ng Basco
Pagtayaban ti Basco
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesBasco, Batanes
LocationBarangay Ihuvok II (Kayvalugananan), Basco
Elevation AMSL89 m / 291 ft
Coordinates20°27′05″N 121°58′48″E / 20.45139°N 121.98000°E / 20.45139; 121.98000Coordinates: 20°27′05″N 121°58′48″E / 20.45139°N 121.98000°E / 20.45139; 121.98000
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BSO/RPUO is located in Philippines
BSO/RPUO
BSO/RPUO
Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,244 4,081 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers104,089
Increase 25.63%
Aircraft movements2,702
Increase 6.46%
Cargo (in kg)1,299,048
Increase 15.78%
Source: Statistics from eFOI[1]

Basco Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Basco, Ilocano: Pagtayaban ti Basco) (IATA: BSO, ICAO: RPUO) is an airport serving the province of Batanes in the Philippines. It is located in the provincial capital, Basco, and is one of two airports in the Batanes Islands, the other being Itbayat Airport. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), 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.

The airport is one of the hubs of Sky Pasada.

Although the airport in the past was briefly served by international flights, the airport is not officially classified as an international airport.

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
AirSWIFT Manila
Cebgo Manila
Northsky Air Itbayat, Tuguegarao
PAL Express Clark, Manila[2]
Platinum Skies Vigan
Royal Air Philippines Charter: Clark
SkyJet Airlines Manila
Sky Pasada Tuguegarao

Statistics[]

Data from Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines[1]

Passenger movements[]

Year Domestic Change
2003 26,065 Steady
2004 26,933 Increase 3.33%
2005 25,376 Decrease 5.78%
2006 22,748 Decrease 10.36%
2007 19,550 Decrease 14.06%
2008 24,288 Increase 24.24%
2009 19,308 Decrease 20.50%
2010 26,089 Increase 35.12%
2011 28,428 Increase 8.97%
2012 25,588 Decrease 9.99%
2013 32,467 Increase 26.88%
2014 60,683 Increase 86.91%
2015 73,541 Increase 21.19%
2016 82,853 Increase 12.66%
2017 104,089 Increase 25.63%

Aircraft movements[]

Year Domestic Change
2003 3,322 Steady
2004 2,734 Decrease 17.70%
2005 3,240 Increase 18.51%
2006 2,726 Decrease 15.86%
2007 1,204 Decrease 55.83%
2008 766 Decrease 36.38%
2009 1,246 Increase 62.66%
2010 709 Decrease 43.10%
2011 1,926 Increase 171.65%
2012 1,934 Increase 0.42%
2013 2,512 Increase 29.89%
2014 1,890 Decrease 24.76%
2015 2,160 Increase 14.29%
2016 2,538 Increase 17.50%
2017 2,702 Increase 6.46%

Cargo movements[]

Year Domestic Change
2003 247,978 Steady
2004 280,210 Increase 13.00%
2005 346,017 Increase 23.48%
2006 378,055 Increase 9.26%
2007 344,832 Decrease 8.79%
2008 301,968 Decrease 12.43%
2009 10,980 Decrease 96.36%
2010 386,512 Increase 3,420.15%
2011 388,150 Increase 0.42%
2012 361,389 Decrease 6.89%
2013 510,172 Increase 41.17%
2014 701,712 Increase 37.54%
2015 866,985 Increase 23.55%
2016 1,122,039 Increase 29.42%
2017 1,299,048 Increase 15.78%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ Liu, Jim. "Philippine Airlines Clark / Manila domestic network changes from March 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 March 2020.



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