Bohol–Panglao International Airport

Bohol–Panglao International Airport
Bohol–Panglao International Airport; Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Bohol–Panglao; Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bohol–Panglao
	IATA: TAG; ICAO: RPSP[1];
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
Serves	Tagbilaran and the rest of Bohol
Location	Tawala, Panglao, Bohol
Coordinates	9°34′N 123°46.5′E
Map
	TAG/RPSP Location in the Philippines
Runways

Bohol–Panglao International Airport (Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Bohol–Panglao, Cebuano: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Bohol–Panglao), also known as New Bohol International Airport (IATA: TAG, ICAO: RPSP), is an international airport in Panglao Island in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It replaced Tagbilaran Airport to support Bohol's increased passenger traffic due to tourism. The airport is dubbed as the first eco-airport in the Philippines and the country's green gateway.

The airport is officially classified as an international airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.

The airport serves as the gateway to Tagbilaran and the rest of mainland Bohol for domestic air travellers. It also is less than an hour's flight from Mactan–Cebu International Airport, which is a gateway to the Central Philippines for international tourists.

The project was originally approved during the Aquino Administration but was officially started and completed in the Duterte Administration.[2]

The airport was inaugurated on November 27, 2018 by President Rodrigo Duterte.[3]

History

On September 4, 2003,[4] the NEDA Board of the Philippines approved a resolution giving the green light for the construction of the airport. The proposed airport was to be funded through Official Development Assistance (ODA) instead of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP), an infrastructure-building programme of the government of the Philippines wherein the private sector may participate in any of the schemes authorized by its build-operate-transfer law.

On March 27, 2013,[5] the Japan International Cooperation Agency signed an agreement with the Republic of the Philippines to build the Bohol–Panglao International Airport at 10.78 billion yen under the project name New Bohol Airport Construction and Sustainable Environment Protection Project. The signing signaled the roll out for the construction of a new airport in the province of Bohol at an island adjacent to Tagbilaran Airport. Despite the location of the airport, which is just outside of Tagbilaran, it adapted the IATA code: TAG from the old airport, which was located in the heart of Tagbilaran.

In its initial plan, the project was expected to finish in 2016, but the opening was delayed to November 2018.

Construction

Initially, the airport's cost was pegged at ₱4.8 billion pesos to build but was later increased.[6]

On June 9, 2014, six Japanese firms submitted bids for construction of the proposed airport at a cost of ₱7.14 billion to be funded from official development assistance (ODA) loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.[7] On December 15, 2014, the Department of Transportation and Communications started its search for bidders to bid out for the operations and maintenance (and future extension) of the airport under a concession model.[8]

The Department of Transport initially planned to award a concession for the operating and maintenance of the airport in combination with two other regional airports. However, in February 2017 the DOTr published an announcement that the project would be tendered as a stand-alone concession, targeting the selection of a contractor in early 2018. Following a change of policy, the concession model was eventually abandoned.

Structures and Facilities

Aerial view of Bohol-Panglao Airport

Runway

The airport has a 2,500 meters (8,200 ft) asphalt runway that runs in a 03/21 direction. Taxiways E3 and E4 serve as access to the apron from the runway.

Apron

The concrete apron features a total of four (4) parking bays for wide-body aircraft as large as the Airbus A330 or a maximum of seven (7) parking bays for narrow-body aircraft. Also, three (3) passenger jetbridges are installed on the terminal.

Airlines and destinations

An AirAsia Airbus A320 at the ramp.

Due to cancellation of flights following the COVID-19 pandemic, this list is no longer current and destinations are subject to change without prior notice.[9][10]

Airlines	Destinations
Air Juan	Caticlan, Cebu, Maasin
AirSWIFT	El Nido
Cebu Pacific	Clark, Davao, Manila
Cebu Pacific operated by Cebgo	Cagayan de Oro
Jeju Air	Seoul–Incheon
Philippine Airlines operated by PAL Express	Davao, Manila
Philippines AirAsia	Clark, Manila
Royhle Air Way	Charter: Dumaguete[11]

RP-C5907, a PAL Express Bombardier Q400 operating as flight PR2373, boards passengers bound for Davao.

References

"TAWS Airport Database comparison between Cycle 1808 and 1809" (PDF). Universal Avionics. July 31, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
"With 2 years left in Duterte's term, where are we on Build, Build, Build?". Rappler. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
Rey, Aika (November 27, 2018). "Duterte inaugurates Bohol-Panglao International Airport". Rappler. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
News, by Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN. "NEDA board approves Line 2 extension, airport projects". ABS-CBN News.
"Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the Republic of the Philippines - News & Features - JICA". www.jica.go.jp.
"Archived copy". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Agcaoili, Lawrence. "DOTC rolls out P116.2-B bundled contract for 6 airports". The Philippine Star.
"Archived copy". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Air, Cebu Pacific. "Cebu Pacific Air". www.cebupacificair.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
Udtohan, Leo (March 23, 2020). "127 foreigners kept in Bohol by COVID-19 travel bans start to leave PH, return to their countries". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
"Royhle Air Way Charter – Royhle Flight Training Academy – Dumaguete City Philippines". Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2018.

External links

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[1] "TAWS Airport Database comparison between Cycle 1808 and 1809" (PDF). Universal Avionics. July 31, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

[2] "With 2 years left in Duterte's term, where are we on Build, Build, Build?". Rappler. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[3] Rey, Aika (November 27, 2018). "Duterte inaugurates Bohol-Panglao International Airport". Rappler. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[4] News, by Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN. "NEDA board approves Line 2 extension, airport projects". ABS-CBN News.

[5] "Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the Republic of the Philippines - News & Features - JICA". www.jica.go.jp.

[6] "Archived copy". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] Agcaoili, Lawrence. "DOTC rolls out P116.2-B bundled contract for 6 airports". The Philippine Star.

[8] "Archived copy". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[9] Air, Cebu Pacific. "Cebu Pacific Air". www.cebupacificair.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[10] Udtohan, Leo (March 23, 2020). "127 foreigners kept in Bohol by COVID-19 travel bans start to leave PH, return to their countries". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[11] "Royhle Air Way Charter – Royhle Flight Training Academy – Dumaguete City Philippines". Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2018.