Moises R. Espinosa Airport Palupadan san Moises R. Espinosa Hulugpaan sang Moises R. Espinosa Paliparan ng Moises R. Espinosa | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
| Serves | Masbate | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 m / 26 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°22′10″N 123°37′45″E / 12.36944°N 123.62917°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Statistics from eFOI[1] | |||||||||||
Moises R. Espinosa Airport (IATA: MBT, ICAO: RPVJ),[2] also known as Masbate Airport, is the airport serving the general area of Masbate City, located in the province of Masbate in the Philippines. It is named for Moises R. Espinosa Sr., a former Representative of Masbate who was assassinated at the airport on March 17, 1989.[3]
The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.[citation needed]
- ^ Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (23 July 2018). "Yearly Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Movements of all airports in the Philippines 1997-2017". Republic of the Philippines - Freedom of Information Portal. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Philippine Information Agency - Provincial Profile: Masbate" (PDF). Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ Lina to conduct probe in Masbate, Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2001.