Sibulan Airport (Cebuano: Tugpahanan sa Sibulan; Filipino: Paliparan ng Sibulan) (IATA: DGT, ICAO: RPVD), also known as Dumaguete Airport or Dumaguete–Sibulan Airport, is an airport serving the general area of the city of Dumaguete, located in the province of Negros Oriental in the Philippines. The airport is named after its location in the adjacent municipality of Sibulan.
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Sibulan Airport Tugpahanan sa Sibulan (Cebuano) Paliparan ng Sibulan (Filipino) | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | ||||||||||
Serves | Dumaguete and Negros Oriental | ||||||||||
Location | Barangay Agan-an, Sibulan, Negros Oriental | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 15 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 09°20′03″N 123°18′04″E | ||||||||||
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Source: Statistics from eFOI[1] |
The airport is classified as a Class 1 principal (major domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the body of the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the operations of not only this airport but also of all other airports in the Philippines except the major international airports.
Lawmakers have been proposing to transfer the airport in the town of Bacong, south of Dumaguete, since 2014, and was approved in June 2022.[2][3] Meanwhile, the Sibulan Airport was re-opened on March 11, 2021 after upgrade works were made to the airport.[4] These included pavement reconstruction, expansion of the terminal building from 1,152sqm. to 1,842sqm. and expansion of CAAP administrative buildings.[5]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Cebgo | Cebu |
Cebu Pacific | Manila[6] |
PAL Express | Manila[7] |
Philippines AirAsia | Manila[8] |
Royhle Air Way | Charter: Dipolog, Siquijor, Tagbilaran[9] |
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