Kalibo International Airport

Kalibo International Airport Paeoparang Pangkalibutan it Kalibo (Aklanon) Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo (Tagalog)
Airport terminal
IATA: KLO – ICAO: RPVK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Kalibo, Aklan
Location	Barangay Pook, Kalibo, Aklan
Hub for	AirAsia Zest Cebu Pacific
Focus city for	Philippine Airlines
Elevation AMSL	12 m / 41 ft
Coordinates
Map
KLO/RPVK Location in the Philippines
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,300 7,545 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 2,321,162 Aircraft movements 20,962 Metric tonnes of cargo 1,750
Aircraft Movement CY 2012 (CAAP)

Kalibo International Airport (Aklanon: Paeoparang Pangkalibutan it Kalibo, Tagalog: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo) (IATA: KLO, ICAO: RPVK) is an airport that serves the general area of Kalibo, the capital of the province of Aklan in the Philippines, and is one of two airports serving Boracay, the other being Godofredo P. Ramos Airport also known as Caticlan Airport in the town of Malay. It is the fastest growing airport in the Philippines in terms of passenger traffic with more than 50% growth in 2010, and 2nd fastest for seats offered for June 2014 over the corresponding month of the previous year (20%). The airport is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except major international airports.

The airport is situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the main area of Kalibo and 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Caticlan port in Malay. Kalibo International Airport services international destinations such as Taipei, Seoul-Incheon, Busan, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. It offers more international destinations than domestic destinations.

Expansion and development

Control Tower.

On March 31, 2008, construction of the airport's new terminal building commenced. The said construction is part of the 130-million peso fund pledged by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2007 for the upgrade of the airport which is being geared to become an international landmark for tourism. The package includes 80 million pesos for the new terminal, while 50 million was released in 2009 by the Department of Budget and Management for the installation of an Instrument Landing System (ILS).

The Kalibo International Airport boasts of the busiest international flight activity in Western Visayas. Regular and chartered flights accommodate thousands of travelers during the holidays from Asian routes to the capital town of Kalibo. The construction of the new terminal building will start as soon as possible it also includes widening and extension of the runway from 2300 to 2600 meters, apron and tarmac expansion plus additional aircraft parking and airport lights and additional vehicular parking.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
AirAsia	Kuala Lumpur–International
AirAsia Philippines	Busan, Manila, Seoul-Incheon
Cebgo	Manila
Cebu Pacific	Cebu, Hong Kong, Manila Charter: Guangzhou, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong
China Airlines	Taipei-Taoyuan
Mandarin Airlines	Charter: Taipei-Taoyuan
Philippine Airlines	Beijing-Capital, Busan, Manila, Seoul-Incheon, Taipei-Taoyuan Charter: Khabarovsk
Philippine Airlines operated by PAL Express	Manila Charter: Hangzhou, Shanghai-Pudong
SilkAir	Singapore
Tigerair	Singapore

^Note 1 : This flight makes an intermediate stop between Kalibo and the listed destination. However, it has no rights to transport passengers solely between Kalibo and the intermediate stop.

Destinations map
Kalibo Busan Cebu Chongqing Clark Guangzhou Hangzhou Khabarovsk (KHV) Kuala Lumpur Manila Seoul (ICN) Shanghai (PVG) Singapore Taipei (TPE) Destinations served from Kalibo   : Charter destinations

Statistics

Passenger, cargo and aircraft movement

Calendar year	Passenger movement	% change	Cargo movement in metric tonnes	% change	Aircraft movement	% change
2003	229,850		1,867,789		3,142
2004	246,355	7.18	1,518,474	18.70	5,750	83.00
2005	242,183	1.69	1,642,403	8.16	3,148	45.25
2006	343,346	41.77	1,674,593	1.96	3,918	24.46
2007	470,169	36.94	1,931,145	15.32	4,300	9.75
2008	400,042	14.91	1,508,760	21.87	4,634	7.76
2009	649,797	62.43	1,809,744	19.95	8,910	92.27
2010	1,005,845	54.79	1,776,351	1.84	14,504	62.78
2011	1,378,535	37.05	1,905,813	7.29	15,612	7.64
2012	1,832,168	32.90	1,750,579	8.14	18,346	17.51

External links

• KIA Flights tracker
• Satellite image from maps.google.com
• Airport information for RPVK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for RPVK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Accident history for KLO at Aviation Safety Network