Mactan-Cebu International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Mactan-Cebu International Airport
nativename = Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu
Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Mactan-Sugbo

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caption = Exterior of Mactan-Cebu International Airport
IATA = CEB
ICAO = RPVM
type = Public
operator = Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority
city-served = Cebu City
location = Lapu-Lapu City
elevation-f = 75
elevation-m = 23
coordinates = Coord|10|18|48|N|123|58|58|E|type:airport
website = [http://www.mactan-cebuairport.com.ph www.mactan-cebuairport.com.ph]
metric-elev = yes
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 04/22
r1-length-m = 3,300
r1-length-f = 10,827
r1-surface = Concrete/Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Passengers
stat1-data = 3,731,500
stat2-header = Aircraft movements
stat2-data = 18,138
stat3-header = Metric tonnes of cargo
stat3-data = 34,046
footnotes = Statistics from the Air Transportation Office. [http://www.ato.gov.ph/Downloads/apc2001-2005.xls PASSENGER MOVEMENT CY 2001-2005] , Air Transportation Office, retrieved July 8, 2007]

Mactan-Cebu International Airport (Filipino: "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu", Cebuano: "Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Mactan-Sugbo") airport codes|CEB|RPVM is a major international airport in the Visayas region of the Philippines. It is located in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan Island, Metro Cebu and is the country's second primary gateway. The airport is managed by the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority.

The airport has a large apron, a single 3,300 meter runway, and a taxiway. The terminal building incorporates both domestic and international wings with a combined capacity for 4.5 million passengers. The airport covers an area of 797 hectares.

Mactan-Cebu International Airport is a major trade center in the south for both domestic and international traffic. Its traffic is continually increasing and is now serving 602 commercial flights weekly transporting 10,223 passengers daily. Narrow-bodied aircraft such as A319, A320, A321, B737, and wide-bodied aircraft such A300, A330, A340, B777 and B747 have been introduced in international flights to Mactan and in the domestic trunk routes. Mactan-Cebu International Airport reported recently an average of 161 daily aircraft operations (landings and take-offs). About 54% of the flight operations at Mactan-Cebu International Airport are commercial carriers while the remaining 46% are military aircraft and general aviation operations.

Over the last fifteen (16) years, Mactan-Cebu International Airport’s passenger traffic has grown at an annual average of 21% for International while the domestic grew at an annual average of 5%. Mactan-Cebu International Airport is currently served by Thirteen (13) commercial airlines and two (2) cargo carriers.

Mactan-Cebu International Airport is also a major cargo airport. Air cargo volume in 2007 is 53,472,924 kg. International cargo volume increased at an average growth rate of 47% annually while the domestic cargo grew at an average of 4% per annum.

There was a healthy growth rate of air transport movement for the year 2007, an increase of 31% for international and 8% for domestic compared the other year.

A total of 3,731,500 domestic and international passengers passed through the airport during the year 2007, marking an increase of 22% compared last year.

For the year 2007 cargo volume rose by 8% for domestic and an increase of 2% for international compared last year.

Future Plans

Plans have been drawn for the expansion of the existing terminal building and the construction of two more boarding bridges or jetways to complement the existing four. A new cargo terminal has also been proposed.

On August 20, 2008, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) announced that about P300 million will be spent for the terminal expansion program to address the increasing volume of passenger traffic. MCIAA general manager Danilo Augusto Francia said the program also includes the establishment of a second passenger terminal in the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. [ [http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/enterprise/view/20080820-155792/Mactan-Cebu-airport-to-set-aside-P300-M-for-expansion "Mactan-Cebu airport to set aside P300-M for expansion"] ]

History

The airport opened in the mid-1960s. It was built to replace the Lahug Airport, which could no longer be expanded due to safety and physical problems. The airport was then expanded in its later years to become the current Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). The airport is currently the second busiest in the country after Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport and serves as the country's primary alternative gateway.

The Airport is currently in the process of building an administrative building. The construction is currently stalled due to irregularities in the deal but it is expected to continue soon. The idea behind the building is to free up space in the airport terminal so that the airport can expand passenger facilities without necessarily expanding the size of the airport. Currently, all airport offices are located inside the Main Terminal.

A VIP Lounge for the ASEAN Summit held in Cebu in 2007. The airport lounge now serves as the primary welcome area for VIP's visiting Cebu.

Recently, it played host to the arrival and departure rites for the Royal Couple of Swaziland.

Airlines

The following airlines serve the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (as of September 2008):

Domestic Wing

*Air Philippines (Davao, Iloilo)
*Cebu Pacific (Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Dipolog, General Santos, Iloilo, Malay, Manila, Manila-Clark, Ozamiz [begins November 10] cite press release|url=http://cebupacificair.com/aboutus/press/2008/08282008.html|title=Cebu Pacific adds more destinations from Cebu hub|publisher=Cebu Pacific|date2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-08-28] , Puerto Princesa, Surigao [begins November 13] , Tacloban, Zamboanga)
*Philippine Airlines (Manila)
**PAL Express (Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, General Santos, Malay, Ozamiz, Puerto Princesa, Tacloban, Zamboanga)
*South East Asian Airlines (Cotabato, Malay, Mambajao, Manila-Clark, Pagadian [seasonal] , Siargao [seasonal] )
*Zest Airways (Malay)

International Wing

*Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon)
*Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
*Cebu Pacific (Busan, Hong Kong, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore)
*Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
*Malaysia Airlines (Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur)
*Mandarin Airlines (Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taoyuan)
*Philippine Airlines (Osaka-Kansai [begins 26 October] , Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita)
*Qatar Airways (Doha)
*Shanghai Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
*SilkAir (Singapore)fn|1

;Notes:
*fnb|1 Although most of Silk Air's flights to Singapore stops in Davao, Silk Air has no rights to transport passengers between Cebu and Davao.

Cargo airlines

*2GO
*Federal Express
*Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines

Incidents/Accidents

On December 11, 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was flying on its second leg of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Mactan-Cebu International Airport - New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport) route when a bomb on board exploded, killing a passenger. The airliner was able to make an emergency landing.Authorities later found out that Ramzi Yousef planted the bomb on the airliner to test the bomb for his Project Bojinka plot. His project was discovered in Manila after an apartment fire on the night of January 5 and the morning of January 6, 1995.

Ramzi Yousef was on board Flight 434 from Manila when he planted the bomb beneath a vacant seat. He used a fake identity thus he was able to pass through security in Manila. Yousef set the time for the bomb to blow off when the airline is already in its Cebu-Tokyo leg. Yousef got off the plane during the stopover in Cebu from Manila.

References

External links

* [http://www.mactan-cebuairport.com.ph/ Mactan-Cebu International Airport]
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