Planned Airports in the Philippines

There are a lot of areas in the Philippines that have good locations viable for airports, more and more areas and hotspots are good travel points whether it is for domestic or international flights. This is also in tune with the tourism goals and the continued development and regulation of reliable transportation services in the Philippines. If you think only buses, jeeps, taxi cabs, and passenger boats are part of transportation services, think about how important Philippine ariports are. Not only in terms of passenger travel, but also for the transportation for goods and services. In line with this, people can thank the DOTC or the Department of Transportation and Communications for planned airports in the Philippines which cover different areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

In coordination with major airports and airlines that are having more options with creating diversity in domestic and international flight available for each region, there are a lot of airport projects in the Philippines. These airport projects vary in structural design, implemantation schedule and project cost. All in all, those factors stated above are sponsored by the two agencies which are the DOTC and CAAP.

Do you want to know the upcaoming airport projects in the Philippines? There are some detailed data and project information that you can find in the websites of DOTC and CAAP, although they are quite technical and jargon-heavy you really don’t need to get in the nitty gritty. All you really need to know are the locations of the planned project airports. Take a look at the list below and see for yourself:

Airport Location Airport name Type Status
Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental Laguindingan International Airport International Under construction
Daraga, Albay Legazpi (Bicol/Southern Luzon) International Airport International Under construction
Panglao, Bohol New Bohol (Panglao) International Airport International Under construction
San Jose, Romblon Carabao Island Airport International Planning stages
Zamboanga City New Zamboanga International Airport International Planning stages
Lal-lo, Cagayan Northern Cagayan International Airport International Planning stages
San Fernando City, La Union Poro Point International Airport International Upgrading finished (?)
San Vicente, Palawan San Vicente Airport (Inandeng Airstrip) Domestic Upgrading finished (?)
Casiguran, Aurora Casiguran Airport Domestic Upgrading underway (?)
Sipalay City, Negros Occidental Sipalay Airport (San Jose Airstrip) Domestic Upgrading underway (?)
Alaminos City, Pangasinan Alaminos (Pangasinan) Airport Domestic Under construction
San Antonio, Northern Samar Dalupiri Airport Domestic Under construction
Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental Kabankalan City Domestic Airport Domestic Under construction
San Carlos City, Negros Occidental San Carlos City Airport Domestic Under construction
Balabac, Palawan Balabac Airport Domestic Planning stages
Daanbantayan, Cebu Daanbantayan (North Cebu) Airstrip Domestic Planning stages
Libmanan, Camarines Sur Libmanan Airport Domestic Planning stages
Maddela, Quirino Quirino Airport Domestic Planning stages
Don Carlos, Bukidnon Bukidnon Airport (Maraymaray Airstrip) Domestic Proposed
Santa Marcela, Apayao Panay Airport Domestic Proposed
President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat Sultan Kudarat Airport Domestic Proposed