Kalibo International Airport

Kalibo International Airport

Paeoparang Pangkalibutan it Kalibo
Pangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Kalibo
Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Kalibo
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesKalibo[a]
Focus city forRoyal Air Philippines
Time zonePHT (UTC+08:00)
Elevation AMSL4 m / 14 ft
Coordinates11°40′45″N 122°22′33″E / 11.67917°N 122.37583°E / 11.67917; 122.37583
Map
KLO/RPVK is located in Visayas
KLO/RPVK
KLO/RPVK
KLO/RPVK is located in Philippines
KLO/RPVK
KLO/RPVK
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23[b] 2,560 8,399 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers628,803
Increase 558.15%
Aircraft movements4,496
Increase 173.15%
Cargo movement (in kg)1,098,684
Increase 36.41%
Source: CAAP[1]

Kalibo International Airport (IATA: KLO, ICAO: RPVK) is an international 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 municipality of Malay. It is situated 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of the town proper of Kalibo and 68 kilometers (42 mi) southwest from Caticlan port in Malay. It is one of the two classified international airports on the island of Panay, alongside Iloilo International Airport, and is among the busiest airports in Western Visayas.

The airport 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%).[2] The airport is classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation responsible for the operations of all airports in the Philippines except major international airports.


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  1. ^ Aircraft, Passenger, Cargo Movements 2021 (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Report). Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Philippines capacity up 5.4%; Cebu Pacific Air has half of domestic market". February 26, 2014.