2 September 2021
CATARMAN – The Department of Transportation (DOTr), and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have completed, amid the pandemic, development projects in the Catarman Airport which will be inaugurated on Thursday, 02 September 2021.
DOTr Secretary Art Tugade will lead the inaugural ceremony along with CAAP Director General Capt. Jim Sydiongco and several local government officials.
The airport development projects included the construction of a Passenger Terminal Building (PTB), the expansion of the airport's apron, the construction of additional taxiway, construction of perimeter fence, re-blocking of the dilapidated apron pavement, asphalt overlay, and shoulder grade correction at the runway.
Catarman Airport Passenger Terminal Building previously accommodates 50 passengers only due to it previously classified as missionary airport, but now has the capacity to accommodate 150 at any given time and 50,000 passengers annually, as a result of the expansion.
With its completed rehabilitation works, Catarman Airport can now accommodate two (2) turboprop Q-400 aircraft and is expected to improve the handling of commercial flights in both Catarman and in the whole of Northern Samar.
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