Plaridel Airport

Plaridel Airport (Filipino: Paliparan ng Plaridel) (IATA: PRB, ICAO: RPUX) is an airport serving the general area of Plaridel, located in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines. It is the only airport in Bulacan. It is classified as a community airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, a body of the Department of Transportation and Communications 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. It is the only airport in the Mega Manila area solely dedicated to general aviation and one of the few airports in its designation that has taxiways that extend onto the ends of a runway.

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• Gopro cessna 172 pov traffic pattern in plaridel airport
• Strong crosswind landing at plaridel airport
• Aviation schools
• Incidents and accidents
• References

The airport was opened in 1935 and was extensively used during World War II, when it was used as a ground for training fighter pilots. Today, the airport is still used extensively as a training ground for all types of pilots, whether civil, commercial or military. Several aviation schools are found within the immediate vicinity of the airport. In addition, the airport is a popular landing site for amateur pilots and aviation enthusiasts.

The airport is remembered as a historical landmark, one of the few airports in the Philippines with such a designation.