Bids Farewell to Old Tagbilaran
November 27, 2018
November 27, 2018
Bohol International Airport will open to the public Tuesday with President Rodrigo R. Duterte gracing the event after construction began in 2014.
The ₱8.9 billion project (originally ₱4.8B increase to ₱7.4B) was 30 years in the making and became reality only after securing additional international funding from Japan.
Earlier, The Philippine and Japanese governments signed 2.1B supplemental loan agreement on October 8, 2018 for the expansion of Bohol airport to include extension of the runway further to 2,800 meters in 2019, the construction of a cargo terminal building, parallel taxiway, and a fuel depot.
The new airport boast a 2,500 metre runway (original 2k)x 45 meters, and aircraft apron size of 55,585m² (originally 29,903m²+7,670m² general aviation apron) and a terminal floor space of 13,884 square meters (originally 7,890m² to 8,281m²) divided between international and domestic section, boasting three (3) air bridges and 9 gates which can accommodate two (1m originally) million passengers a year.
Funding for the airport project consists of ₱5.862bn ($123.5m) Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency-Overseas Development Assistance (JICA-ODA) signed in 2013.
The amount went to construction of the passenger terminal building, control tower, fire station, drivers’ lounge, car parks, guard house, toll booths, utility and navigational aids buildings, access roads and airport infrastructure including runway strip and taxiways.
The total airport project has a price tag of ₱11.79B ($262 million) when fully completed.
The remaining amount will be funded by the national government.
The facility will replace Tagbilaran airport to handle domestic and regional flights within the Asia-Pacific region.
The ₱8.9 billion project (originally ₱4.8B increase to ₱7.4B) was 30 years in the making and became reality only after securing additional international funding from Japan.
Earlier, The Philippine and Japanese governments signed 2.1B supplemental loan agreement on October 8, 2018 for the expansion of Bohol airport to include extension of the runway further to 2,800 meters in 2019, the construction of a cargo terminal building, parallel taxiway, and a fuel depot.
The new airport boast a 2,500 metre runway (original 2k)x 45 meters, and aircraft apron size of 55,585m² (originally 29,903m²+7,670m² general aviation apron) and a terminal floor space of 13,884 square meters (originally 7,890m² to 8,281m²) divided between international and domestic section, boasting three (3) air bridges and 9 gates which can accommodate two (1m originally) million passengers a year.
Funding for the airport project consists of ₱5.862bn ($123.5m) Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency-Overseas Development Assistance (JICA-ODA) signed in 2013.
The amount went to construction of the passenger terminal building, control tower, fire station, drivers’ lounge, car parks, guard house, toll booths, utility and navigational aids buildings, access roads and airport infrastructure including runway strip and taxiways.
The total airport project has a price tag of ₱11.79B ($262 million) when fully completed.
The remaining amount will be funded by the national government.
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The facility will replace Tagbilaran airport to handle domestic and regional flights within the Asia-Pacific region.
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