Moises R. Espinosa Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Moises R. Espinosa, Masbateño: Palupadan san Moises R. Espinosa, Bikol: Palayugan nin Moises R. Espinosa),[2] also known as Masbate Airport (IATA: MBT, ICAO: RPVJ), 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]
Moises R. Espinosa Airport underwent a renovation of its runway and terminal building between 2006 and 2008. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines plans to improve aviation facilities to become an airport that will welcome tourism in the province.
Incidents and accidents
On January 2, 2008, Asian Spirit Flight 321, an NAMC YS-11 on a flight from Manila, overshot Runway 21 of the airport at 7:30 a.m. while landing, collapsing the right main landing gear and damaging the starboard engine. None of the 47 passengers and crew on board were seriously injured.[4]
^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.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
^Lina to conduct probe in Masbate, Manila Bulletin, August 13, 2001.
^RP-C3592 accident synopsis retrieved 21 August 2012
^"CebGo transfers to NAIA Terminal 4 beginning March 28: Cebu Pacific". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
External links
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moises, espinosa, airport, filipino, paliparang, moises, espinosa, masbateño, palupadan, moises, espinosa, bikol, palayugan, moises, espinosa, also, known, masbate, airport, iata, icao, rpvj, airport, serving, general, area, masbate, city, located, province, m. Moises R Espinosa Airport Filipino Paliparang Moises R Espinosa Masbateno Palupadan san Moises R Espinosa Bikol Palayugan nin Moises R Espinosa 2 also known as Masbate Airport IATA MBT ICAO RPVJ 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 Moises R Espinosa AirportPaliparang Moises R EspinosaIATA MBTICAO RPVJSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the PhilippinesServesMasbate CityElevation AMSL8 m 26 ftCoordinates12 22 10 N 123 37 45 E 12 36944 N 123 62917 E 12 36944 123 62917 Coordinates 12 22 10 N 123 37 45 E 12 36944 N 123 62917 E 12 36944 123 62917MapMBT RPVJLocation in the PhilippinesRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft03 21 1 500 4 921 Asphalt concreteStatistics 2017 Passengers65 627Aircraft movements1 542Cargo movement in kgs 62 266Source Statistics from eFOI 1 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 Contents 1 Future expansion 2 Incidents and accidents 3 Airlines and destinations 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksFuture expansion EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Moises R Espinosa Airport underwent a renovation of its runway and terminal building between 2006 and 2008 The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines plans to improve aviation facilities to become an airport that will welcome tourism in the province Incidents and accidents EditOn January 2 2008 Asian Spirit Flight 321 an NAMC YS 11 on a flight from Manila overshot Runway 21 of the airport at 7 30 a m while landing collapsing the right main landing gear and damaging the starboard engine None of the 47 passengers and crew on board were seriously injured 4 On August 18 2012 a chartered Piper PA 34 Seneca crashed at sea around 300 meters 980 ft short of the runway The aircraft was carrying Jesse Robredo the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government his aide and two pilots The flight originating from Cebu was bound for Naga Camarines Sur when its crew declared an emergency and requested priority landing at the airport Robredo and the two pilots died in the crash while his aide was rescued with only minor injuries citation needed Airlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsCebgo 5 ManilaGallery EditSee also EditList of airports in the PhilippinesReferences Edit 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 Archived from the original PDF on 2007 02 21 Retrieved 2010 10 22 Lina to conduct probe in Masbate Manila Bulletin August 13 2001 RP C3592 accident synopsis retrieved 21 August 2012 CebGo transfers to NAIA Terminal 4 beginning March 28 Cebu Pacific ABS CBN News Retrieved 4 April 2022 External links Edit This article about an airport in the Philippines is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moises R Espinosa Airport amp oldid 1127156829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
