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Iloilo International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Iloilo, Hiligaynon: Internasyonal nga Hulugpaan sang Iloilo) Vorlage:Airport codes is the airport serving the general area of Iloilo City, the capital city of the province of Iloilo and the regional center of the Western Visayas region in the Philippines. It opened its doors to commercial traffic on June 14, 2007 after a decade of planning and construction, replacing Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo City proper which had been in service for over seventy years. As a result, the new airport inherited its IATA and ICAO airport codes, as well as its position as the fourth-busiest airport in the Philippines,[1] from its predecessor.[2] Despite being called an "international" airport, it is officially designated as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the body responsible for the operations of all airports in the country. In addition to being the first airport in both Western Visayas and the island of Panay to be built to international standards, it is considered one of four international airports in the Visayas, although no international flights have ever flown to or from Iloilo International Airport.

The airport is located Vorlage:Convert northwest of Iloilo City on a Vorlage:Convert site in Barangay Duyan-Duyan, split between the municipalities of Cabatuan, where the airport proper is located, and Santa Barbara, where the airport entrance and access road are located.[3] The airport complex consists of a single runway, various administrative and maintenance buildings, waste sorting and water treatment facilities, a power generating station, a cargo terminal and a main passenger terminal.[4] Its location on the Tomas Confesor Highway, a major highway transversing the island, makes the airport accessible from all parts of Iloilo and Panay by road, while its proximity to the currently defunct Panay Railways network could potentially link the airport to the rest of Panay by rail.

Built in slightly over 30 months, Iloilo International Airport is one of the largest airports to be constructed in the Philippines. At its inauguration, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo remarked that the airport was the most beautiful and modern in the country and called it a symbol of both political will and economic maturity.[5]

History

Planning for the Iloilo International Airport project commenced in 1997, when the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) initiated a study on the master planning and long-term development plans of four key domestic airports in the Philippines. The report cited Mandurriao Airport, Bacolod City Domestic Airport, Legazpi Airport and Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City as these key domestic airports, noting the high growth of passenger and cargo volume there and the eventual need for expansion.[6] Heeding the recommendations of the JICA report, President Joseph Estrada signed a memorandum in November 1998 creating the Iloilo Airport Coordinating Committee, headed by Iloilo-born senator Franklin Drilon, one of the chief architects and supporters of the project.[7] The project was approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in March 2000.[8]

The coordinating committee later decided that a new airport was needed for Iloilo City as Mandurriao Airport was deemed unexpandable due to operational obstacles and the presence of slums and other natural and civic structures that would restrict expansion efforts,[3] with Cabatuan being selected as the site of the new airport based on a study performed by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the JICA.[3] After obtaining a 6.2-billion peso (US$152 million) loan as part of a package provided by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the Iloilo International Airport project was inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 25, 2004.

Construction work on the new airport started on April 14, 2004.[9] The original expected deadline of completion was June 2007,[10] although this was moved to the first quarter of 2007. A joint venture between the Taisei Corporation and the Shimizu Corporation of Japan served as the contractor for the project,[10] with Phil-Japan Airport Consultants, Inc. managing the project and serving as the government's consultant to the project.[11] The project was 75 percent complete as of July 14, 2006 and fully complete by March 18, 2007.[11][12] While construction was completed ahead of schedule, the airport was constructed over budget, with a final cost of around 8.8 billion pesos ($201 million) caused by increases in the cost of civil works and consultancy services.[13][14]

Name

During construction, the airport was officially called the New Iloilo Airport Development Project, or NIADP. However, as the airport was nearing completion, there were three main contenders for the airport's name: Iloilo International Airport, the original name of the airport which had the support of the Iloilo provincial and city governments;[15] Panay International Airport, proposed by the President and supported by the Regional Development Council for Western Visayas (RDC) led by Antique governor Salvacion Perez;[16][17] and Graciano Lopez-Jaena International Airport, named after the Iloilo-born Graciano López Jaena, proposed by the Dr. Graciano Lopez-Jaena Foundation with the support of the RDC and Antique governor Perez, who is also a member of the foundation,[18] and endorsed by the National Historical Institute.[19]

Out of the three proposals, the name Panay International Airport was dropped due to opposition by the Iloilo city and provincial governments,[15] the mayor of Cabatuan and Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez,[20][21] all citing that it is illogical to rename an airport after an island as large as Panay. Prospects for Graciano Lopez-Jaena International Airport are better, with Iloilo governor Niel Tupas saying that the feasibility of renaming the airport after López Jaena or any other Ilonggo should be studied first.[18]

Local newspaper The News Today issued an informal survey asking Iloilo City residents what should be the name of the airport and why. Although the survey is non-scientific, a plurality of the nineteen respondents suggested that the name be kept as Iloilo International Airport.[22]

Inauguration and start of operations

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Accompanied by national and local officials, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cuts the ribbon at the airport ribbon cutting ceremony on June 13, 2007.

Iloilo International Airport was originally scheduled to open on March 19, 2007, when its inaugural flight would land;[23] however, this was moved to April 16, with commercial operations commencing on April 21.[24] This date was likewise scrapped due to the inability of the President to attend because of the hospitalization of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo,[25] with a new date scheduled for sometime in late April.[13] Some sources indicated that the airport would open on May 10, 2007 during a major TEAM Unity rally in Iloilo City that President Arroyo was expected to attend,[26] although this date was not considered in favor of a date after the 2007 elections,[27] specifically in June,[28] in order to avoid political overtones from dominating the airport's opening.[29] The final date chosen for the airport's inauguration was June 13, 2007,[30] with commercial services commencing the next day.[31] By that time, airlines had already transferred their offices to the new airport.[30]

The airport was formally opened on June 13 with the arrival of the presidential aircraft at the new airport at around 9:50 am PST,[32] with Governor Tupas leading provincial and city officials in welcoming the President to the new facility.[32] The inauguration of the new airport also included figures such as Japanese ambassador Ryuchiro Yamazaki and Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza, who assisted the President in leading the inaugural rites.[5] The facility itself was formally commissioned at 5:00 am PST on June 14, coinciding with the simultaneous decommissioning of Mandurriao Airport.[33] The first commercial flight to land at the new airport was Air Philippines Flight 987, a Boeing 737-200 that departed from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila) and landed at 6:05 am PST the same day.[34]

Operations on the first day of the airport's commercial activity ran smoothly, although a baggage conveyor belt and X-ray machines malfunctioned due to a sudden surge in passengers trying to catch their early morning flights.[35] Some tension marred the airport's first day after baggage porters who worked at the old airport insisted on working at the new airport.[35] The ATO, DOTC and the porters have since agreed to a closed-door conference and later on to refer the problem to DOTC Assistant Secretary Red Kapunan, the person in charge of international airports in the Philippines.[35]

Structure

Runway

Iloilo International Airport has one primary Vorlage:Convert runway Vorlage:Convert wide.[13] The runway runs at a direction of 02°/20°, the same as Mandurriao Airport. Unlike the runway at Mandurriao, the longer runway at Iloilo International Airport can support aircraft as large as the Airbus A330. Runway lights and an Instrument Landing System were installed, making the airport capable of supporting low-visibility and night landings.[4]

Terminals

Passenger terminal

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Pre-departure area of Iloilo International Airport

The airport has a Vorlage:Convert main passenger terminal designed to accommodate around 1.2 million passengers annually.[36] It is divided into three levels: arrivals and baggage claim on the first floor, check-in on the second floor and departures on the third floor.[13] The pre-departure area at Iloilo International Airport has a capacity of 436 passengers.[4] Three jet bridges protrude from the terminal above a Vorlage:Convert apron,[13] enabling Iloilo International Airport to handle up to six aircraft simultaneously. When fully extended, the jet bridges stretch to a length of Vorlage:Convert.[4]

The terminal is equipped with six X-ray machines,[4] as well as escalators and staircases for departing and arriving passengers' use.[37] There are also two elevators, one for very important persons and one for disabled passengers.[37] Two pocket gardens have been installed at the terminal, one each for both the departure and arrival halls.[2] The building features ten modern check-in counters with LCD monitors.[4] The terminal makes extensive use of natural lighting, designed for energy efficiency. Other amenities available to passengers include a special smoking room, a VIP lounge, a Mabuhay Lounge for Philippine Airlines business class passengers and counters for hotel and car rental bookings, as well as areas for airport stores and payphones.[4]

Cargo terminal

Iloilo International Airport has a Vorlage:Convert cargo terminal,[15] designed to handle up to 11,500 tons of cargo annually.[36] The three-storey building has a covered platform, bathrooms, government offices and cargo handling areas, as well as its own parking lot. Airline offices also occupy the structure, secured by means of a perimeter fence with a guard house.[4]

Other structures

Iloilo International Airport has a modern Vorlage:Convert tall control tower equipped with air navigation equipment and radar systems.[13] A briefing room for pilots is found inside the control tower. Additionally, the airport complex has a fire station equipped with three fire trucks,[37] a maintenance building, a mechanical building and an administrative building.[13] In front of the passenger terminal is a 415-slot parking lot for the use of passengers, employees and airport visitors.[37]

The airport has a power back-up system and a power generating station that enables the airport to run in the event of a power outage,[38] returning the supply of electric power to the facility within three seconds.[37] The airport has water treatment facilities and a Vorlage:Convert man-made pond used for flood control and drainage purposes as well as for the irrigation of nearby farmland.[11] A waste treatment and sorting facility on the airport grounds converts solid waste into fertilizer for the use of surrounding farms.[4]

Airlines and destinations

A Cebu Pacific aircraft and two military helicopters parked at the Iloilo International Airport apron

Iloilo International Airport is currently served by the Philippines' four largest airlines: Air Philippines, Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines and Zest Airways.

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| Air Philippines | Cebu, Manila | Cebu Pacific | Cebu, Davao, Manila | Philippine Airlines | Manila | Zest Airways | Cebu [begins October 16], Manila

International

| Cebu Pacific | Taipei, Hong Kong, Kota Kinabalu, Macau, Singapore, Bangkok, Guanzho, Ho Chi Minh, Kuala Lumpur, Incheon, Jakarta, Shanghai. (All flights are via Manila). Vorlage:Fact

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No airline has operated international routes to and from Iloilo, and proposals for the launching of international flights have yet to materialize. At the time of its opening, the ATO believed that international flights out of and to the airport might not begin until 2008,[39] although international passenger flights could commence once Iloilo International Airport meets ICAO standards.[40] A study is currently being conducted on the feasibility of the airport serving international flights.[41]

The DOTC plans to stage international cargo flights out of the airport, as sixty percent of Philippine seafood exports come from Panay. Japan and Hong Kong have been cited as potential first destinations of these cargo flights.[40]

On January 31, 2008, the Iloilo city government announced that Cebu Pacific was considering starting international services from Iloilo, initially with a route to Hong Kong to cater to the large number of Overseas Filipinos there.[42] Philippine Airlines later announced its intent to serve this route as well, suggesting that Iloilo tourism authorities mount thrice-weekly charter flights to the city using PAL Airbus A320 aircraft.[43] City government officials also believed that the opening of a Cathay Pacific office in Iloilo City may bid well for future service to Hong Kong.[44] In addition to Hong Kong flights, the Center for Research and Communication of the University of Asia and the Pacific has called for flights from Iloilo City to Japan, South Korea and mainland China.[45]

PAL Express, a subsidiary of Philippine Airlines, is considering a direct route from Iloilo to Malay to boost Boracay-bound tourism traffic.[46] A resolution passed by the Iloilo City Local Development Council (ICLDC) called on PAL president Jaime Bautista to institute direct flights to Malay from Iloilo, with onward service to Cebu City on the return portion from Malay.[44] However, PAL has questioned the route's feasibility, citing congestion at Godofredo P. Ramos Airport which serves that municipality.[43]

Access and transportation

Road

A secondary access road leading to the airport complex. This road branches from the main access road leading to the airport.

Iloilo International Airport is connected to Iloilo City proper via the Tomas Confesor Highway. At Bangga Dama in Santa Barbara, a bypass branches from the highway, leading to a Vorlage:Convert long, Vorlage:Convert wide access road which links the airport complex to the highway.[13] The access road is wide enough to be able to accommodate four lanes of traffic. The estimated travel time to the airport from Iloilo City proper is around thirty minutes.[2]

Public transportation

Although public transport routes to and from the airport are being studied, no franchises for transport services to the airport have been granted yet by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).[47] Some transport operators, however, are showing interest in starting shuttle services to the airport from Iloilo City, while others have drawn proposals for public transport routes from Iloilo City directly to the airport.[47] A shuttle service is currently available to the airport from Iloilo City, with pick-up and drop-off points at SM City Iloilo and Jaro Plaza.[2]

Taxi service is available to the airport from Iloilo City proper, with the average fare from Jaro Plaza in downtown Iloilo City costing around 163 pesos ($3.90) as of 2007.[48] However, taxi operators have filed a petition with the LTFRB to increase airport rates by 150 pesos, a move opposed by Governor Tupas as it would make taxi fares to the airport the most expensive out of any route going to an airport in the Philippines, as well as hurt the tourism industry.[48]

Iloilo International Airport is accessible via jeepney to Santa Barbara town proper, after which travelers may take a share taxi to the airport. Travelers may also take jeepneys en route to Cabatuan, Calinog or Janiuay, all of which stop at Santa Barbara.[2]

Rail

A train linking Iloilo International Airport to Iloilo City proper, similar to the Airport Express in Hong Kong and similar systems in other cities, has been proposed.[49] A study to determine the feasibility of a train service has since been commissioned by the city government.[50] Other proposals to connect the airport to the city via rail include the revival of the currently defunct Panay Railways network which has a station in Santa Barbara town proper.[51]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen statistics.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Caratao Jr., Marcos: New Iloilo Airport. Explore Iloilo, 18. Juni 2007, abgerufen am 25. Juli 2007.
  3. ↑ a b c GMA visits Iloilo, inaugurates development projects, Office of the Press Secretary, January 25, 2004. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Subong, Elsa S.: Feature: The new Iloilo Airport in perspective, Philippine Information Agency, June 13, 2007 
  5. ↑ a b Feature: P8.7-B Iloilo Airport symbol of political will, Philippine Information Agency, 13. Juni 2007. Abgerufen am 8. Juni 2008 
  6. ↑ Bacolod Airport (BCD), Negros Island, Philippines. In: Airport Technology. SPG Media Limited, 30. April 2005, abgerufen am 4. August 2007.
  7. ↑ P5.5M set for new airports in region In: Sun.Star Iloilo, Sun.Star Publishing, Inc., October 10, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  8. ↑ Celebria, Gina Angela H., Espada, Ian C.: PGMA to inaugurate P7 B Iloilo Airport, Provincial Government of Iloilo, June 1, 2007. Abgerufen im August 7, 2007 
  9. ↑ Angelo, Francis Allan L.: Drilon: New Iloilo airport is graft-free In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, September 30, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  10. ↑ a b Garcia, Erly C.: Contractor assures airport project still within timetable In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., April 26, 2007 
  11. ↑ a b c New Iloilo Airport Dev't Project 75% completed In: Sun.Star Iloilo, Sun.Star Publishing, Inc., July 14, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  12. ↑ Drilon urges PGMA to open new Iloilo airport now In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., May 29, 2007. Abgerufen im June 5, 2008 
  13. ↑ a b c d e f g h Ronda, Rainier Allan: New Iloilo int’l airport to open this month (registration required) In: The Philippine Star, PhilStar Daily, Inc., April 18, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  14. ↑ Amojelar, Darwin G.: NEDA OK’s new Iloilo airport cost overruns In: The Manila Times, Manila Times Publishing Corporation, October 30, 2007. Abgerufen im December 2, 2007 
  15. ↑ a b c Dalipe IV, George: Airport name game: It should be Iloilo, not Panay, insist city, prov’l officials In: Panay News, FILES Publications, August 7, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  16. ↑ Angelo, Francis Allan L.: Iloilo officials slam plan to change name of Iloilo airport In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, August 7, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  17. ↑ Bilbao, Lory Ann B.: Provincial Board lambastes council for airport name proposal In: Sun.Star Iloilo, Sun.Star Publishing, Inc., August 9, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  18. ↑ a b Bilbao, Lory Ann B.: New airport as the Lopez Jaena airport? In: Sun.Star Iloilo, Sun.Star Publishing, Inc., February 9, 2007. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  19. ↑ What’s the official name of the new Iloilo airport? In: Panay News, FILES Publications, May 28, 2007. Abgerufen im May 29, 2007 
  20. ↑ Cabatuan exec joins call to retain airport's name In: Sun.Star Iloilo, Sun.Star Publishing, Inc., August 10, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  21. ↑ Angelo, Francis Allan L.: Gonzalez opposed plans to rename the new Iloilo airport in Cabatuan-Sta. Barbara area to Panay International Airport In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, August 10, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
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  23. ↑ Robles, Nelson C.: Drilon satisfied with New Iloilo Airport In: Sun.Star Iloilo, Sun.Star Publishing, Inc., October 3, 2006. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  24. ↑ Calubiran, Maricar M.: PGMA to grace opening of new Iloilo airport In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., April 12, 2007. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
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  29. ↑ Arcibal, Cheryl: Govt defers opening of Iloilo airport to avoid politicking charges, GMA News and Public Affairs, May 4, 2007. Abgerufen im July 13, 2008 
  30. ↑ a b Sinay, David Israel: New Iloilo Airport to open June 13 after a month’s delay In: Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., June 3, 2007 
  31. ↑ Arcibal, Cheryl: Arroyo to inaugurate new Iloilo airport on June 13, GMA News and Public Affairs, June 7, 2007. Abgerufen im June 12, 2007 
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  33. ↑ Hibionada, Florence F.: Goodbye Mandurriao, Hello Cabatuan In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., June 13, 2007. Abgerufen im July 12, 2007 
  34. ↑ Ulihi, una nga flights sang old, new airports, GMA Iloilo, June 14, 2007. Abgerufen im November 25, 2008 (hiligaynon). 
  35. ↑ a b c Angelo, Francis Allan L.: Not so perfect start for New Iloilo Airport In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, June 15, 2007 
  36. ↑ a b Subong, Elsa S.: Iloilo airport ready to serve anytime – ATO, Philippine Information Agency, May 15, 2007. Abgerufen im May 19, 2007 
  37. ↑ a b c d e Inagurasyon sang Iloilo Airport Apr 16, GMA Iloilo, April 11, 2007. Abgerufen am 27. April 2007 (hiligaynon). 
  38. ↑ GMA empowers Iloilo, Office of the Press Secretary, January 25, 2004. Abgerufen im April 26, 2007 
  39. ↑ Balnig, Jay Dooma: No int'l flights in new airport this year: air transpo exec In: Sun.Star Iloilo, Sun.Star Publishing, Inc., June 7, 2007 
  40. ↑ a b Angelo, Francis Allan L.: Int’l flights possible in NIA In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, June 14, 2007 
  41. ↑ Calubiran, Maricar M.: International flights at Iloilo airport mulled In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., September 16, 2008. Abgerufen im November 28, 2008 
  42. ↑ Calubiran, Maricar M.: Airline company plans to have Iloilo-HK flight In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., February 1, 2008. Abgerufen im February 17, 2008 
  43. ↑ a b Villalon, Kathy M.: Iloilo-Caticlan, Iloilo-Hongkong routes mulled In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., May 23, 2008. Abgerufen im May 26, 2008 
  44. ↑ a b Fernandez, Jeehan V.: More domestic, int’l flights eyed In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, September 17, 2008. Abgerufen im September 28, 2008 
  45. ↑ Fernandez, Jeehan V.: 'Iloilo should woo int’l airlines’ In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, February 10, 2008. Abgerufen im March 26, 2008 
  46. ↑ Fernandez, Jeehan V.: PAL sees tourism, biz boom in Iloilo In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, May 23, 2008. Abgerufen im May 28, 2008 
  47. ↑ a b Calubiran, Maricar M.: Public transport direct to new airport needed In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., April 13, 2007. Abgerufen im April 27, 2007 
  48. ↑ a b Garcia, Erly C.: Tupas opposes proposed mark up on taxi fare going to new airport In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., June 5, 2007. Abgerufen im July 1, 2007 
  49. ↑ Fernandez, Jeehan V.: Train mulled for NIA–Iloilo City route In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners, June 15, 2007. Abgerufen im July 1, 2007 
  50. ↑ Fernandez, Jeehan V: Train system to link Iloilo City to airport In: The Daily Guardian, Kayo and Partners. Abgerufen im June 12, 2008 
  51. ↑ Salvilla, Rex S.: Anything Under the Sun: Panay Railways In: The News Today, TNT Publishing, Inc., July 28, 2006. Abgerufen im June 12, 2008 
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