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Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport

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Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport

Luparan han Daniel Z. Romualdez
Paliparan ng Daniel Z. Romualdez
Exterior of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport as of 2023.
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
ServesTacloban
Elevation AMSL3 m / 10 ft
Coordinates11°13′39″N 125°01′40″E / 11.22750°N 125.02778°E / 11.22750; 125.02778
Map
TAC/RPVA is located in Visayas
TAC/RPVA
TAC/RPVA
TAC/RPVA is located in Philippines
TAC/RPVA
TAC/RPVA
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,142 7,028 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers1,489,803
Increase 186.97%
Aircraft movements23,468
Increase 79.31%
Cargo (in kg)5,374,654
Decrease 17.51%
Source: CAAP[1]

Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (Waray: Luparan han Daniel Z. Romualdez, Filipino: Paliparan ng Daniel Z. Romualdez; IATA: TAC, ICAO: RPVA), also known as Tacloban City Airport, is a regional airport serving the general area of Tacloban, a highly urbanized city in the Leyte island of the Philippines. It is the main gateway from Manila and Cebu to Eastern Visayas. It is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. In 2022, Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport served 1.48 million passengers, making it the seventh-busiest in the country.

The airport is named after Daniel Z. Romualdez, a former speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It is one of two airports in the Philippines named after a member of the Romualdez family, the other being Imelda R. Marcos Airport in Mati after Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, the wife of the late president Ferdinand Marcos.

On November 8, 2013, the airport was largely destroyed due to the onslaught of Typhoon Haiyan.[2] On January 17, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the airport as part of his pastoral and state visit to the country.[3][4]

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History

Aerial view of Tacloban Airfield
US F-5E photo reconnaissance Lightning in flames after a Japanese air raid in Tacloban
Devastation after Typhoon Haiyan

During World War II

First known as San Jose Airstrip, after the village where it is located, it was constructed as an airstrip for the US Air Force and a Seaplane base for the U.S. Navy by Seabees of the 88th Naval Construction Battalion at Leyte-Samar Naval Base[5] Ca during World War II. USAF units based here included the 43d Bombardment Wing (15 November 1944 – 16 March 1945), 345th Bombardment Group (1 January – 13 February 1945), 417th Bombardment Group (6 December–22, 1944), 49th Fighter Group (24 October – 30 December 1944), 348th Fighter Group (16 November 1944 – 4 February 1945), 421st Night Fighter Squadron (25 October 1944 – 8 February 1945), and the 547th Night Fighter Squadron (9 November 1944 – 11 January 1945).

After World War II, when the airport was converted for use in commercial aviation, it became known popularly as Tacloban National Airport. The airport was given its current name in honor of Daniel Z. Romualdez, a representative from Leyte who became the 10th speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives. He was the uncle of Imelda Romualdez Marcos, the wife of president Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Devastation by Typhoon Haiyan and contemporary history

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-metre (13 ft) storm surge. The airport terminal and the control tower were utterly demolished, and the airport was rendered unusable. The airport reopened on November 11 initially for turboprop aircraft,[2] before reopening to A320 flights by November 14.[6]

On January 17, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated an open-air Mass at the airport apron that attracted nearly half a million pilgrims coming from all over the country to remember the effects of Typhoon Haiyan.[3][4]

Expansion and future development

The construction of the new passenger terminal building in 2023

In 1997, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted a study which indicated the need for expansion of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport, along with Legazpi Airport, Bacolod City Domestic Airport, and Mandurriao Airport in Iloilo City.[7]

Expansion works for the existing passenger terminal began in 2017 to address congestion in the airport.[8] On March 16, 2018, the expanded passenger terminal was inaugurated.[9]

Part of the development project is the construction of the new terminal building and the extension of the runway from 2,100 meters (6,900 ft) to 2,500 meters (8,200 ft). These developments are necessary to make the airport an international airport by 2025.[10]

Structure

Passenger terminal

Interior of the old passenger terminal building

Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport has a single-level terminal building. The departure area has one boarding gate, scanners, and a souvenir counter. The arrival area consists of a single baggage carousel, and a porters' assistance desk.

In 2017, construction began on the expansion of the passenger terminal building which added 1,100 square meters (12,000 sq ft) of floor area and additional 275 seats in the pre-departure area. The additional seats increased the pre-departure area capacity to 635 seats, enough to accommodate passengers for at least three simultaneous flights, compared to 360 prior to the construction. The check-in area was also expanded.[9]

On September 15, 2020, then-House Majority Leader and Leyte's 1st district representative Martin Romualdez unveiled the approved design of the terminal.[11] Construction on the ₱1.96 billion terminal with a capacity of 1,670 passengers started in the same year and is halfway complete as of March 2023.[12]

Runway

The airport has a single 2,100-meter (6,900 ft) runway running in a direction of 18°/36°. There are plans to extend the runway to 2,500 meters (8,200 ft).[13] It would be implemented by 2024 to make the airport capable of handling international flights.[12]

Other structures

Other structures include a communications tower and an administrative building. The communications tower is located on the east end of the terminal building. It serves as the main communications facility of the airport. The administrative building houses the offices of airport staff and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

Ground transportation

Access to the airport from central Tacloban is served by the jeepney services on the Downtown-San Jose-Airport route, from Marasbaras route, and the service from nearby Palo. In 2010, an airport taxi service was opened to shuttle passengers from the airport to the city's Central Bus Terminal, the city's commercial area and other destinations such as the San Juanico Bridge and the MacArthur Landing Memorial in Palo and to Tacloban's suburbs.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Cebgo Cebu
Cebu Pacific Manila
PAL Express Cebu, Manila
Philippines AirAsia Clark (resumes April 1, 2024),[14] Manila

Statistics

Data from Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).[1]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Aircraft, Passenger, and Cargo Movements". Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Tacloban Airport reopens three days after being declared 'ruined'". GMA News. GMA Network. November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Martinez, Michael (January 17, 2015). "In wind and rain, Pope leads Mass for thousands in Philippines". CNN International. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Diola, Camille (January 17, 2015). "Pope Francis braves 'Amang,' moves Tacloban with homily". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ^ 88th NCB unit history, NHHC,  Seabee Archives, Port Hueneme
  6. ^ Apolonio, Eric (November 14, 2013). "Airbus A320 allowed to resume flights to Tacloban". Interaksyon.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Bacolod Airport (BCD), Negros Island, Philippines". Airport Technology. SPG Media Limited. January 6, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  8. ^ Meniano, Sarwell (January 19, 2018). "Tacloban airport terminal expansion to be completed end of Feb". Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Marcelo, Patrizia Paola C. (March 16, 2018). "DoTr unveils expanded Tacloban airport terminal". BusinessWorld. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Meniano, Sarwell (January 24, 2023). "Tacloban eyes international airport by 2025". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  11. ^ Colcol, Erwin (September 15, 2020). "Design of new passenger terminal building of Tacloban airport revealed". GMA News. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Marticio, Marie Tonette M. (March 16, 2023). "Phase 1 of DZR Airport passenger terminal in Tacloban halfway complete". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  13. ^ Meniano, Sarwell (March 17, 2018). "Tacloban airport terminal project bidding set in June". Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "PHILIPPINES AIRASIA TO RESUME CLARK – TACLOBAN IN NS24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Accident description: BAC One-Eleven 527FK RP-C1182 Tacloban Airport (TAC)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  16. ^ Desacada-Garcia, Miriam (February 16, 2007). "PAL plane overshoots runway in Tacloban". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  17. ^ "Bird strike Incident Airbus A319-111 , 13 Feb 2009". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Cebu Pacific plane grounded by 'bird strike' in Tacloban". GMA News. February 13, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  19. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  20. ^ Amio,Armin (January 17, 2015). "Plane crashes in Tacloban airport". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  21. ^ "Australian Air Force plane leaves Tacloban airport". CNN Philippines. October 7, 2019.

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