Jorge Abad Airport

Jorge Abad Airport

Paliparang Jorge Abad
Pagtayaban ti Jorge Abad
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of the Philippines
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesItbayat, Batanes
Elevation AMSL328 ft / 100 m
Coordinates20°43′01″N 121°49′01″E / 20.71694°N 121.81694°E / 20.71694; 121.81694
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RPLT is located in Batanes
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Location in Batanes
RPLT is located in Luzon
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RPLT (Luzon)
RPLT is located in Philippines
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,628 801 Concrete

Jorge Abad Airport[a][1] (ICAO: RPLT), also known as Itbayat Airport, is an airport serving the island of Itbayat, the largest island in the province of Batanes, Philippines. The province's only other airport, Basco Airport, is located in the provincial capital, Basco, on Batan Island.

The airport is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of non-major airports.


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  1. ^ Baccay, Oliver T. (9 March 2017). "Itbayat airstrip is now Jorge Abad Airport". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 17 May 2017.