Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport

Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport

Luparan han Daniel Z. Romualdez
Paliparan ng Daniel Z. Romualdez
The airport terminal in November 2023
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesTacloban
Elevation AMSL3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates11°13′39″N 125°01′40″E / 11.22750°N 125.02778°E / 11.22750; 125.02778
Map
TAC/RPVA is located in Visayas
TAC/RPVA
TAC/RPVA
TAC/RPVA is located in Philippines
TAC/RPVA
TAC/RPVA
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,142 7,028 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers1,539,674
Increase 186.97%
Aircraft movements23,709
Increase 1.03%
Cargo (in kg)5,587,614
Increase 3.96%
Source: CAAP[1]

Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (IATA: TAC, ICAO: RPVA), also known as Tacloban City Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Tacloban, a highly urbanized city in the Leyte island of the Philippines. It is the main gateway from Manila and Cebu to Eastern Visayas. It is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. In 2022, Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport served 1.48 million passengers, making it the seventh-busiest in the country.

The airport is named after Daniel Z. Romualdez, a former speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It is one of two airports in the Philippines named after a member of the Romualdez family, the other being Imelda R. Marcos Airport in Mati after Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, the wife of the late president Ferdinand Marcos.

On November 8, 2013, the airport was largely destroyed due to the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan.[2] On January 17, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the airport as part of his pastoral and state visit to the country.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TAC Passenger Traffic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tacloban Airport reopens three days after being declared 'ruined'". GMA News. GMA Network. November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Martinez, Michael (January 17, 2015). "In wind and rain, Pope leads Mass for thousands in Philippines". CNN International. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Diola, Camille (January 17, 2015). "Pope Francis braves 'Amang,' moves Tacloban with homily". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 2, 2015.