- San Jose Airport (Mindoro)
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For the airport in the United States, see San José International Airport
San Jose Airport
Paliparan ng San Jose
IATA: SJI – ICAO: RPUH Location of airport in the Philippines
SJISummary Airport type Public Operator Air Transportation Office Serves San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m Coordinates 12°21′41″N 121°02′48″E / 12.36139°N 121.04667°E Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 1,836 6,024 Concrete Statistics (2008) Passengers 63,423 Aircraft movements 6,448 Metric tonnes of cargo 349 Sources: DAFIF[1][2], Statistics from the Air Transportation Office.[3] San Jose Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng San Jose) (IATA: SJI, ICAO: RPUH), formerly known as McGuire Field, is an airport serving the general area of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines. It is one of three airports in Occidental Mindoro, the others being Mamburao Airport and Lubang Airport. The airport is classified as a Principal class 1 domestic airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, an agency 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.
Originally an American air facility, the airport was formerly named after World War II 5th Air Force ace Major Thomas McGuire.[4]
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 14 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a concrete surface measuring 1,836 by 30 metres (6,024 × 98 ft).It Can accommodate Airbus A319.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Airphil Express Manila Cebu Pacific Manila Zest Airways Manila See also
References
- ^ a b Airport information for RPUH from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for SJI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Volume of Air Passengers and Air Cargo (Air Cargo in Metric Tons), Air Transportation Office, retrieved April 23, 2009
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
External links
- Pacific Wrecks - McGuire Field (San Jose Airport)
- Accident history for SJI at Aviation Safety Network
Airports in the PhilippinesInternational airports Major domestic airports Bacolod (BCD) • Butuan (BXU) • Cagayan de Oro (CGY) • Cotabato (CBO) • Dipolog (DPL) • Dumaguete (DGT) • Legazpi (LGP) • Naga (WNP) • Pagadian (PAG) • Roxas (RXS) • San Jose (Mindoro) (SJI) • Tacloban (TAC) • Tagbilaran (TAG) • Tuguegarao (TUG)
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
- Occidental Mindoro
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the Philippines
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