Pagadian Airport Paliparan ng Pagadian Tugpahanan sa Pagadian Aeropuerto de Pagadian
Pagadian City Airport facade viewed from the tarmac
IATA: PAG – ICAO: RPMP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves		Pagadian City
Location		Barangays Muricay and Tiguma, Pagadian City
Elevation AMSL		2 m / 5 ft
Coordinates		07°49′37.91″N 123°27′29.86″E / 7.8271972°N 123.4582944°E / 7.8271972; 123.4582944
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
02/20	1,680	5,512	Concrete

Pagadian Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Pagadian, Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Pagadian, Chavacano: Aeropuerto de Pagadian) (IATA: PAG, ICAO: RPMP) is an airport serving the general area of Pagadian City, the capital of Zamboanga del Sur, and neighboring municipalities and provinces such as Zamboanga Sibugay in the Philippines. It is the only airport in Zamboanga del Sur and is classified as a Principal Airport Class 1 (Major Domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, 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.

The airport is located approximately 5 kilometers away from the city center and is in Brgys. Muricay and Tiguma, Pagadian City.

Renovation and Re-opening

New Arrival Area

The airport had just recently gone through a Php 379.46 Million Rehabilitation and Expansion which was started in 2006 and completed December 2009. It was a major project that involved upgrading of its facilities, that in the meantime, regular airport operations were stopped.

On October 9, 2009, the nearly finished airport was inaugurated by Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The first jet that touched down the newly repaired runway was a Fokker 70 of the Philippine Air Force carrying PSG troops followed by a Dornier 328 of the Royal Star Aviation, registration RP-C8328 chartered to carry the PMS entourage of the President. The last jet that landed for the inauguration was the Presidential jet owned by San Miguel Corporation, with registration RP-C8576 chartered by the Office of the President.

A Cebu Pacific flight from Cebu City in April 27, 2010, made local history as the first commercial plane to land on the new Pagadian Airport. The first direct flight from Manila by the same airline arrived in June 9, 2010.

Airlines and destinations

Passengers boarding a plane, viewed from the Arrival Area

Cebu-Pagadian-Cebu flights are on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays while the Manila-Pagadian-Manila flights are on every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On October 2010, the Manila-Pagadian-Manila route would have a 5-day-a-week schedule.

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