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Francisco B. Reyes Airport
Paliparang Francisco B. ReyesIATA: USU – ICAO: RPVV Location of airport in Philippines
USUSummary Airport type Public Operator Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Serves Busuanga and Coron, Palawan Elevation AMSL 45 m / 148 ft Coordinates 12°07′17.25″N 120°06′00.11″E / 12.1214583°N 120.1000306°E Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 1,200 3,937 Concrete Statistics (2008) Passengers 51,431 Aircraft movements 3,376 Metric tonnes of cargo 1,235 Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.[1] Francisco B. Reyes Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Francisco B. Reyes) (IATA: USU, ICAO: RPVV) is an airport serving the general area of Coron, located in the province of Palawan in the Philippines. It is also shared with the neighboring municipality of Busuanga. The airport is named after Francisco Reyes, a mayor of Coron during the Commonwealth era known for having donated the land that forms the current airport complex.
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 and Communications 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.
Francisco B. Reyes Airport was expanded in 2007, funded by a three million-dollar loan from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and Communications. The expansion, which included the construction of a new terminal building and the completion of the airport's then-unfinished concrete runway, was inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on November 10, 2008.
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Airphil Express Manila, Puerto Princesa [resumes September 4] Cebu Pacific Manila Zest Airways Manila Notes
- ^ "Philippine Aircraft, Passenger and Cargo Statistics 2001-2008". 3 March 2009. http://www.caap.gov.ph/Downloads/airpasscar01-08.zip. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
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Airports in the PhilippinesInternational airports Major domestic airports Minor domestic airports Alcantara (TBH) • Baguio (BAG) • Basco (BSO) • Bongao (SGS) • Busuanga (USU) • Calbayog (CYP) • Catarman (CRM) • Cuyo (CYU) • Del Carmen (IAO) • Gasan (MRQ) • Jolo (JOL) • Malay (MPH) • Mambajao (CGM) • Masbate (MBT) • Ormoc (OMC) • San Jose (Antique) (EUQ) • Surigao (SUG) • Tandag (TDG) • Virac (VRC)
Community airports Bagabag (RPUZ) • Baler (BQA) • Bantayan (RPSB) • Bislig (BPH) • Borongan (BPR) • Wao
Unclassified and
notable aerodromesAirports in italics have not yet been opened, are under construction, or are in the planning stages.Categories:- Airports in the Philippines
- Palawan
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