- Jolo Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Jolo Airport
nativename = Paliparan ng Jolo
IATA = JOL
ICAO = RPMJ
type = Public
operator = Air Transportation Office
city-served =Jolo, Sulu
elevation-f = 118
elevation-m = 36
coordinates = Coord|06|03|13.22|N|121|0|39.76|E|type:airport
metric-elev = yes
metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 09/27
r1-length-m = 1,263
r1-length-f = 4,144
r1-surface =Asphalt Jolo Airport airport codes|JOL|RPMJ is the
airport serving the general area of Jolo, located in the province ofSulu in thePhilippines . It is the only airport in the province of Sulu. The airport is classified as a secondary airport, or a minor commercial domestic airport, by the Air Transportation Office, 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.Airlines and destinations
The following airlines currently serve Jolo Airport:
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South East Asian Airlines (Zamboanga)Future development
A three million-dollar expansion project, financed by the
United States , seeks to rehabilitate the old airport by expanding the current runway to over 2,000 meters, enabling aircraft as large as theBoeing 737 to land at the airport. [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/91931/Rehab-of-Sulu-airport-to-start-soon Rehab of Sulu airport to start soon] ,GMA News and Public Affairs ,April 27 ,2007 ] The rehabilitated airport should enable larger passenger planes to arrive at the new airport, facilitating trade and enabling flights not only to Manila but also to neigboringMalaysia ,Indonesia andBrunei . Currently, the largest plane landing in Jolo is theC-130 Hercules . [http://www2.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2008/04/29/news/jolo.airport.up.for.rehabilitation.html Jolo airport up for rehabilitation] ,Sun.Star Zamboanga,April 29 ,2008 ]In August 2008, a Manila-based construction company, CS Santiago Construction, won the bidding for the airport's expansion. Some P80 million has been allocated by the Philippine government for the construction of a terminal building, perimeter fencing and relocation of affected military camps and residents. The runway will be expanded to a length of 1,800 meters and a width of 60 meters, long and wide enough for larger planes to land. Construction is set to begin in October and should be completed by late 2009. [http://www.sulu.gov.ph/latestinsulu.asp?id=64&hide_id=5&tabid=1&scode#o183vt76dpSPQf5Vxu5C=m34BTa3HI7HNpm2Se01SLq0Xy28Egd Jolo Airport’s Construction In Full Steam] , Provincial Government of
Sulu ,September 29 ,2008 ]References
ee also
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List of airports in the Philippines
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