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On November 7–8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan roared through Tacloban and the Eastern Visayas Region. The Tacloban Airport was effectively destroyed by winds averaging to 314 km/h (195 mph) and a 4.0-meter (13 ft) storm surge. The airport terminal and the control tower were utterly demolished, and the airport was rendered unusable.
"United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
Regulation of airports and aviation in the Philippines lies with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). The CAAP's classification system, introduced in 2008, rationalizes the previous Air Transportation Office (ATO) system of airport classification, pursuant to the Philippine Transport Strategic Study and the 1992 Civil Aviation Master Plan. [1]
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Mati Airport: Terminated [35] Philippines (Eastern Visayas) Calbayog: Calbayog Airport: Terminated 1 [22] Catarman: Catarman National Airport: Terminated 1 [35] Guiuan: Guiuan Airport: Terminated [34] Hilongos: Hilongos Airport: Terminated [34] Tacloban: Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport: Terminated 1 [22] Philippines (Ilocos Region) Laoag: Laoag ...
The Tacloban Airport was effectively destroyed by winds averaging to 195 mph and a 13 ft (4 m) storm surge during Typhoon Haiyan. The airport terminal and the control tower were utterly demolished, and the airport was rendered unusable. However, on 11 November 2013, the airport reopened, but for turboprop aircraft only.
Air traffic volumes at airports worldwide dramatically declined in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including in the Philippines.The rate at which traffic volumes will recover to pre-pandemic levels will depend on numerous factors, including economic recovery and the easing of domestic and international traffic restrictions, however it is anticipated to take several years.
Mactan–Cebu International Airport (MCIA) (IATA: CEB, ICAO: RPVM) is the main international airport serving Metro Cebu and serves as the main gateway to the Central Visayas region in the Philippines. Located on a 797-hectare (1,970-acre) site in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan, it is the second busiest airport in the Philippines. [3]