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Mactan-Cebu International Airport
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu
Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Mactan-Sugbo
Exterior of Mactan-Cebu International Airport
IATA: CEB – ICAO: RPVM
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority
Serves Cebu City
Location Barangay Ibo, Lapu-Lapu City
Hub for Cebu Pacific
Philippine Airlines
Zest Airways
Elevation AMSL 23 m / 75 ft
Coordinates 10°18′48″N 123°58′58″E / 10.31333°N 123.98278°E / 10.31333; 123.98278
Website www.mactan-cebuairport.com.ph
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 3,300 10,827 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers 4,394,825
Aircraft movements 46,206
Metric tonnes of cargo 45,403
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

Mactan-Cebu International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu, Cebuano: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Mactan-Sugbo) (IATA: CEB, ICAO: 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 (15) 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 fourteen (14) passenger airlines and three (3) cargo airlines.

Mactan-Cebu International Airport is one of the major cargo airports in the Philippines. 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 back in 2007, marking an increase of 22% compared to the passenger throughput back in 2006.

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.

Later in 2009, MCIAA general manager Danilo Augusto Francia announced for the public bidding for the construction of the new generation terminal to service only international flight to and from Cebu, Philippines. Three out of the only 6 5-star airlines in the world operate flights from the airport, namely: Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, and Asiana Airlines.

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 VIPs visiting Cebu.

Terminals, airlines and destinations


Destinations with service from Cebu.
Destinations with service from Cebu.
Airlines Destinations Terminal
Airphil Express Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Catarman [begins October 21], Caticlan, Davao, Iloilo, Manila, Naga [begins October 21], Ozamiz [begins October 21], Surigao, Tacloban, Zamboanga Domestic
Airphil Express Singapore [begins December 1] International
Asiana Airlines Seoul-Incheon International
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International
Cebu Pacific Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Caticlan, Clark, Davao, Dipolog, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Legazpi, Manila, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Siargao, Surigao, Tacloban, Zamboanga Domestic
Cebu Pacific Busan, Hong Kong, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore International
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai-Pudong International
Korean Air Seoul-Incheon International
Philippine Airlines Manila Domestic
Philippine Airlines Seoul-Incheon, Tokyo-Narita International
Qatar Airways Doha International
SilkAir Singapore International
South East Asian Airlines Caticlan Domestic
Zest Airways Manila Domestic
Zest Airways Seoul-Incheon International
Notes
  • ^1 : Although most of Silk Air's flights to Singapore stop in Davao, Silk Air has no rights to transport passengers between Cebu and Davao.

Cargo airlines

  • 2GO
  • FedEx Express
  • Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines
  • Tri-MG Intra Asia 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 airplane was already in its Cebu-Tokyo leg. Yousef got off the plane during the stopover in Cebu from Manila.



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General Info
Country Philippines
ICAO ID RPVM
Time UTC+8
Latitude 10.307542
10° 18' 27.15" N
Longitude 123.979439
123° 58' 45.98" E
Elevation 31 feet
9 meters
Type Joint (Civil and Military)
Magnetic Variation 000° W (01/06)
Beacon Yes
Operating Agency MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
Alternate Name LAPU LAPU
Island Group Mactan I
International Clearance Status Airport of Entry


Communications
TWR 118.1
GND 121.9
RDO 124.0
5205
3872.5
OPS
2200-1000Z
118.5
CLNC 125.1
ATIS
2100-1300Z
126.6
APP 124.7
121.2
CON 127.5
132.2


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
04/22 10827 x 148 feet
3300 x 45 meters
ASPHALT 070FBWT YES


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME MCT MACTAN 090X 114.3 At Field -
NDB MCT MACTAN - 331 At Field -


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet B, Wide cut turbine fuel, Without icing inhibitor.

Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.

100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)


Remarks
CAUTION WIP. To avoid FOD while taxiing 747 type acft, advs to use inboard eng only. BASH - act hvy fr Apr to Sep.
FUEL A1, A+ (Safeair Corp C63-2-721-0268) (NC- 100LL,)
RSTD Twy NE of mil ramp rstd to acft opr when PhAF jets are prk beside rwy. Two-way rdo rqr.



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