Godofredo P. Ramos Airport

Godofredo P. Ramos Airport

Paeoparan it Godofredo P. Ramos
Hulugpaan sang Godofredo P. Ramos
Paliparan ng Godofredo P. Ramos
The airport apron in June 2022
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
OperatorTrans Aire Development Holdings Corporation
ServesBoracay
LocationMalay and Nabas, Aklan, Philippines
Opened1935; 89 years ago (1935)
Elevation AMSL5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates11°55′29″N 121°57′18″E / 11.92472°N 121.95500°E / 11.92472; 121.95500
Map
MPH/RPVE is located in Visayas
MPH/RPVE
MPH/RPVE
MPH/RPVE is located in Philippines
MPH/RPVE
MPH/RPVE
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24[a] 1,800 5,906 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers3,844,895
Increase 66.58%
Aircraft movements24,784
Increase 33.97%
Cargo (in kg)15,799,599
Increase 43.15%
Source: CAAP[1]

Godofredo P. Ramos International Airport (IATA: MPH, ICAO: RPVE), also known as Caticlan International Airport and recently, Boracay Airport by its developer Trans Aire, is an international airport serving the general area of the municipality of Malay, located in the province of Aklan in the Philippines. It is one of the two gateways to Boracay, the other being Kalibo International Airport in Kalibo.

The airport is the fourth-busiest airport in the Philippines and the busiest in the Western Visayas region, serving 3.8 million passengers in 2023.[1]

Since November 7, 2012, the airport has been named after the late Godofredo P. Ramos, a former congressman who is known as the "Father of Aklan" as he authored a house bill proposing the separation of Aklan from the province of Capiz that was later approved in 1956.[2] However, the name Caticlan Airport derives from its location in the barangay of Caticlan in the municipality of Malay.


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  2. ^ Beltran, Jill (November 13, 2012). "Aklan renames airport in honor of former legislator". SunStar. Retrieved August 17, 2022.