Bicol International Airport- Philippines Most Scenic Gateway

AVIATION & AIRPORTS SECTOR UPDATE #8

PH’S MOST SCENIC GATEWAY: BICOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Status: Ongoing Construction
Target Completion: 2021
Cost: PhP4.798-B

After being put on hold for 11 years, the Bicol International Airport finally resumed construction this year.




Following the groundbreaking of Phase 2 in December 2016, construction works for land-side facilities, which includes 17 buildings for cargo, air traffic control, material recovery facilities, and water reservoir, have started.

The airport will be built on a 148-hectare lot in Daraga, Albay. It will have a 2,100-meter runway strip with a scenic view of Mount Mayon.

As of January 2018, Bicol International Airport is already 69% complete.

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