- Catbalogan Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Catbalogan Airport
nativename =
IATA = none
ICAO = RPCA
type = Public
owner =
operator = Air Transportation Office
city-served =Catbalogan City
location =
elevation-f =
elevation-m =
coordinates = coord|11|48|36|N|124|49|48|E|type:airport|display=inline
website =
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r1-length-f = 3,937
r1-length-m = 1,200
r1-surface =Concrete
footnotes =Catbalogan Airport airport codes|none|RPCA is an airport located in the city of Catbalogan, province of
Samar in thePhilippines . It is classified as a feeder 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. Catbalogan Airport is one of the two feeder airports in the province of Samar (formerly Western Samar). It is located in Catbalogan City on the western seacoast of Samar Island.The Catbalogan Domestic Airport was assessed by the Air Transportation Office in January 2006 and a program of work was prepared for submission to the Committee on Oversight of the House of Representatives for its completion soon.
History
In 1995, the government approved 57 million pesos ($2.2 million) for building the airport - a pet project of Congressman Catalino Figueroa, a member of former president Fidel Ramos's Lakas-NUCD party. In three years, just 100 meters of the airport's runway has been paved. In Samar and Leyte, two of the poorest islands in the country, the landscape has long been dotted with unfinished projects.
Last July 2006, Congressman Figueroa visited the Palace and requested funding for Samar roads and the Catbalogan Domestic Airport in Buri, Catbalogan City. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo granted P20-M for the initial implementation of said airport.
Airlines
No commercial airlines presently serve Catbalogan Airport but it is accessible by private or charter jets from Manila, Cebu and other destinations.
ee also
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List of airports in the Philippines References
External links
* [http://www.batch2006.com/visit_catb_airport.htm More photos and information on Catbalogan Airport]
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