5 Billion Airport To Rise In Mambajao
25 May 2024
The Philippine senate has approved the construction of 2.1km new Camiguin Airport with a price tag of ₱5 Billion pesos designed to replace the old Mambajao Airport and upgrade it to International Standard by 2035.
Under the new Mambajao Airport Development Project plan, the runway of the existing airport would be reoriented to the east to avoid terrains that prohibit the airport from growing and allow it to accommodate narrow bodied Airbus and Boeing jets under category C.
Former Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said in a briefing recently that they have allocated already an initial amount of ₱700 million to lot acquisition for the 2.7 km runway safe area, and runway preparation works as initial amount for the implementation of the project under phase 1, which will have 5 phases of airport development.
Senator Zubiri said another ₱1.2 billion is allocated to the airport under phase 2 in the 2025 budget of the DOTr for runway concreting works spanning 2.1 kilometers.
Phase 3 of the project will cover construction of apron and taxiways, and phase 4 construction of new passenger terminal building, while phase 5 covers construction of control tower and navigational equipment.
Presently, the airport can accommodate only ATR and Q400 aircraft on one way traffic direction from the sea due to terrain issues on the west side.
Camiguin doesn’t need an international airport. This is stupid.
ReplyDeleteThe word is "international standard" airport, not international airport. They are not the same. The former refers to airport construction. The latter refers to airport operation.
Deletethis bigger airport will destroy peoples livelihood which converts palayan of Mambajao into concrete. No person of right mind would ever think of doing so. STOP Voiceless Camiguin
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. Let us unite
DeleteSenate president Zubiri who allocates Camiguin airport project extension is no longer senate president. He also bought a resort in Camiguin together with camiguin politician . self serving public budget funds <<< boooooo >>>
ReplyDeleteVery true
DeleteCamiguin has a 3.Class hospital, the public market is disgusting, never ending brownouts, problems with water and they want to extend the airport! There's something wrong!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. Let us unite
ReplyDeleteWas there any public consultation on this?
ReplyDeleteBEFORE YOU BUILD AN AIRPORT WORTH BILLIONS FIX FIRST THE ISLAND ELECTRICITY AND EXPENSIVE COMMODITY
ReplyDeleteA plan by idiots who don't care about Camiguin's nature beauty or their population. The Island hasn't enough resorts and for which guests?? Enormous pollution (building the nonsense) and fine dust from these planes which is a big cancer hazard for the people of Camiguin. So ridiculous many times No power, No internet, No phone service, No fast connections to CDO (like the barka from Paras) No serious health care, No ambulance and the fire department wala tubig! A better plan would be to plant mangrove trees to protect against the raising sea levels or "the airport" will be under water. Pray that developers come back to finish there projects (old volcano) for more jobs. After decades FINISH the No's above first, are you comatose? Let every tourist arriving on this nonsense airport know that they are culpable in destroying nature and bringing cancer for the people with their flight.
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